Shaquille O'Neal vs. Ruben Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ruben Patterson 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.

Ruben Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Ruben Patterson 10

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Ruben Patterson 5

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Ruben Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ruben Patterson 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ruben Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Ruben Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Ruben Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ruben Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Ruben Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Ruben Patterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Ruben Patterson 4.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Ruben Patterson 1.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Ruben Patterson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Ruben Patterson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Ruben Patterson 6,953

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Ruben Patterson 2,697

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Ruben Patterson 1,150

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Ruben Patterson 751

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Ruben Patterson 249

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Ruben Patterson 649

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Ruben Patterson .517

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Ruben Patterson .179

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Ruben Patterson .641

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Ruben Patterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Ruben Patterson 2.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Ruben Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Ruben Patterson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Ruben Patterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Ruben Patterson 147

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Ruben Patterson 54

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Ruben Patterson 17

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Ruben Patterson 11

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Ruben Patterson 4

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Ruben Patterson 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Ruben Patterson .477

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Ruben Patterson .000

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Ruben Patterson .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000)