Shaquille O'Neal vs. Ricky Rubio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Rubio 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.

Ricky Rubio

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Ricky Rubio 12

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Ricky Rubio 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Ricky Rubio 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ricky Rubio 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ricky Rubio 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Ricky Rubio 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Ricky Rubio 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ricky Rubio 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Ricky Rubio 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Ricky Rubio 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Ricky Rubio 4.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Ricky Rubio 7.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Ricky Rubio 1.8

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Ricky Rubio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Ricky Rubio 7,570

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Ricky Rubio 2,830

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Ricky Rubio 5,160

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Ricky Rubio 1,226

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Ricky Rubio 94

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Ricky Rubio 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Ricky Rubio .388

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Ricky Rubio .324

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Ricky Rubio .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Ricky Rubio 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Ricky Rubio 4.7

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Ricky Rubio 6.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Ricky Rubio 1.5

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Ricky Rubio 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Ricky Rubio 161

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Ricky Rubio 66

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Ricky Rubio 88

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Ricky Rubio 21

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Ricky Rubio 4

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Ricky Rubio 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Ricky Rubio .384

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Ricky Rubio .269

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Ricky Rubio .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018)