Shaquille O'Neal vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule 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.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Bob Rule 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Bob Rule 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Bob Rule 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Bob Rule 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Bob Rule 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Bob Rule - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.