Shaquille O'Neal vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Austin Rivers 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Austin Rivers 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Austin Rivers 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)