Shaquille O'Neal vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Tom Riker 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Tom Riker 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Tom Riker 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Tom Riker 0.0 (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.