Shaquille O'Neal vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley 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.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ron Riley 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ron Riley 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Ron Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

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.