David Robinson vs. Gene Shue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Shue and David Robinson 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

David Robinson

vs.

Gene Shue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Gene Shue: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Robinson 2 Gene Shue 0

NBA Seasons David Robinson 14 Gene Shue 10

Playoffs Played David Robinson 12 Gene Shue 7

All-Star Games David Robinson 10 Gene Shue 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Robinson 1 Gene Shue 0 *

All-NBA First Team David Robinson 4 Gene Shue 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Robinson 10 Gene Shue 2

All-Defensive 1st Team David Robinson 4 Gene Shue 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Robinson 8 Gene Shue 0

Defensive Player of The Year David Robinson 1 Gene Shue 0 *

Scoring Leader David Robinson 1 Gene Shue 0

Rebounds Leader David Robinson 1 Gene Shue 0

Blocks Leader David Robinson 1 Gene Shue 0 *

Rookie of The Year David Robinson 1 Gene Shue 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Robinson 21.1 Gene Shue 14.4

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 10.6 Gene Shue 4.1

Assists Per Game David Robinson 2.5 Gene Shue 3.7

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.4 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 3.0 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Robinson 20,790 Gene Shue 10,068

Total Rebounds David Robinson 10,497 Gene Shue 2,855

Total Assists David Robinson 2,441 Gene Shue 2,608

Total Steals David Robinson 1,388 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks David Robinson 2,954 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games David Robinson 987 Gene Shue 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Robinson .518 Gene Shue .396

3-Point Percentage David Robinson .250 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Robinson .736 Gene Shue .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Robinson 29.8 (1994) Gene Shue 22.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 13.0 (1991) Gene Shue 5.8 (1957)

Assists Per Game David Robinson 4.8 (1994) Gene Shue 6.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game David Robinson 2.3 (1992) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 4.5 (1992) Gene Shue - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Robinson 18.1 Gene Shue 17.8

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 10.6 Gene Shue 4.2

Assists Per Game David Robinson 2.3 Gene Shue 4.1

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.2 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 2.5 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Robinson 2,221 Gene Shue 569

Total Rebounds David Robinson 1,301 Gene Shue 133

Total Assists David Robinson 280 Gene Shue 132

Total Steals David Robinson 151 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks David Robinson 312 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games David Robinson 123 Gene Shue 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Robinson .479 Gene Shue .424

3-Point Percentage David Robinson .100 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Robinson .708 Gene Shue .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Robinson 25.8 (1991) Gene Shue 27.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 14.1 (1998) Gene Shue 6.6 (1958)

Assists Per Game David Robinson 4.0 (1993) Gene Shue 4.9 (1962)

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.8 (2000) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 4.0 (1990) Gene Shue - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.