Shaquille O'Neal vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi and Shaquille O'Neal that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Rich Rinaldi 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Rich Rinaldi 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Rich Rinaldi - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.