Rudy Gay vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rudy Gay 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Rudy Gay 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Rudy Gay 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Rudy Gay 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)