Shaquille O'Neal vs. Mitch Richmond: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Shaquille O'Neal and Mitch Richmond all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Shaquille O'Neal, with a career spanning 19 seasons from 1993 to 2011, and Mitch Richmond, with 14 seasons played from 1989 to 2002, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Shaquille O'Neal vs. Mitch Richmond
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond
Points
9th
49th
5th
+300th
Rebounds
15th
+300th
5th
+300th
Assists
236th
189th
53rd
+300th
Steals
+300th
94th
92nd
+300th
Blocks
8th
+300th
4th
+300th
Years1914174

Shaquille O'Neal vs. Mitch Richmond
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond
Points
29th
52nd
36th
101st
Rebounds
32nd
+300th
23rd
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
176th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
15th
+300th
15th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
9th
49th
40 28,596 vs. 20,4978,099
Rebounds
15th
+300th
+285 13,099 vs. 3,8019,298
Assists
236th
189th
47 3,026 vs. 3,398372
Steals
+300th
94th
+206 739 vs. 1,211472
Blocks
8th
+300th
+292 2,732 vs. 2542,478
Offensive Rebounds
6th
+300th
+294 4,209 vs. 8813,328
Defensive Rebounds
11th
+300th
+289 8,890 vs. 2,9205,970
Field Goals Made
7th
64th
57 11,330 vs. 7,3054,025
Field Goals Attempted
23rd
51st
28 19,457 vs. 16,0383,419
3-Pointers Made
+300th
76th
+224 1 vs. 1,3261,325
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
94th
+206 22 vs. 3,4173,395
Free Throws Made
25th
57th
32 5,935 vs. 4,5611,374
Free Throws Attempted
4th
75th
71 11,252 vs. 5,3655,887

Games and Years:

Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
47th
179th
132 1,207 vs. 976231
Seasons
12th
194th
182 19 vs. 145

Triple-Doubles:

Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
202nd
160th
42 2 vs. 31

Rankings by Points Scored:

Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
21st
110th
89 49 vs. 940
50+ point games
40th
-
3 vs. 03
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
5th
+300th
+295 5,250 vs. 4494,801
Rebounds
5th
+300th
+295 2,508 vs. 1232,385
Assists
53rd
+300th
+247 582 vs. 69513
Steals
92nd
+300th
+208 117 vs. 2295
Blocks
4th
+300th
+296 459 vs. 7452
Offensive Rebounds
1st
+300th
+299 866 vs. 23843
Defensive Rebounds
3rd
+300th
+297 1,642 vs. 1001,542
Field Goals Made
4th
+300th
+296 2,041 vs. 1721,869
Field Goals Attempted
7th
+300th
+293 3,627 vs. 3593,268
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 1919
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 6363
Free Throws Made
8th
+300th
+292 1,168 vs. 861,082
Free Throws Attempted
2nd
+300th
+298 2,317 vs. 992,218

Games and Years:

Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
9th
+300th
216 vs. 23193
Playoffs
6th
+300th
17 vs. 413

Triple-Doubles:

Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
8th
-
12 vs. 012
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
29th
52nd
23 23.69 vs. 21.002.69
Rebounds per game
32nd
+300th
+268 10.85 vs. 3.896.96
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.51 vs. 3.480.97
Steals per game
+300th
176th
+124 0.61 vs. 1.240.63
Blocks per game
15th
+300th
+285 2.26 vs. 0.262.00
Offensive Rebounds per game
10th
+300th
+290 3.49 vs. 0.902.58
Defensive Rebounds per game
32nd
+300th
+268 7.37 vs. 2.994.37
Field Goals Made per game
11th
76th
65 9.39 vs. 7.481.90
Field Goals Attempted per game
74th
60th
14 16.12 vs. 16.430.31
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
238th
+62 0.00 vs. 1.361.36
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
199th
+101 0.02 vs. 3.503.48
Free Throws Made per game
58th
73rd
15 4.92 vs. 4.670.24
Free Throws Attempted per game
5th
97th
92 9.32 vs. 5.503.83

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Shaquille O'Neal Mitch Richmond Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
36th
101st
65 24.31 vs. 19.524.78
Rebounds per game
23rd
+300th
+277 11.61 vs. 5.356.26
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.69 vs. 3.000.31
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.54 vs. 0.960.41
Blocks per game
15th
+300th
+285 2.13 vs. 0.301.82
Offensive Rebounds per game
6th
+300th
+294 4.01 vs. 1.003.01
Defensive Rebounds per game
27th
223rd
196 7.60 vs. 4.353.25
Field Goals Made per game
22nd
94th
72 9.45 vs. 7.481.97
Field Goals Attempted per game
83rd
120th
37 16.79 vs. 15.611.18
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.830.83
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 2.742.74
Free Throws Made per game
60th
199th
139 5.41 vs. 3.741.67
Free Throws Attempted per game
2nd
271st
269 10.73 vs. 4.306.42

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.