Shaquille O'Neal vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Russ Smith 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Russ Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Russ Smith 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Russ Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Russ Smith 1

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Russ Smith 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)