Rick Carlisle vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)