Shaquille O'Neal vs. Dick Ricketts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Ricketts 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.

Dick Ricketts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Dick Ricketts: 1955-56 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Dick Ricketts 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Dick Ricketts 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Dick Ricketts 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Dick Ricketts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Dick Ricketts 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Dick Ricketts 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Dick Ricketts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Dick Ricketts 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Dick Ricketts 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Dick Ricketts 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Dick Ricketts 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 Dick Ricketts 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Dick Ricketts 6.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Dick Ricketts 2.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Dick Ricketts 1,974

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Dick Ricketts 1,337

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Dick Ricketts 447

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Dick Ricketts 212

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Dick Ricketts .328

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Dick Ricketts .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Dick Ricketts 11.2 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Dick Ricketts 7.2 (1956)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Dick Ricketts 3.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Dick Ricketts - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Dick Ricketts 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Dick Ricketts 5.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Dick Ricketts 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Dick Ricketts 15

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Dick Ricketts 10

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Dick Ricketts 2

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Dick Ricketts 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Dick Ricketts .333

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Dick Ricketts 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Dick Ricketts 7.5 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Dick Ricketts 5.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Dick Ricketts 1.0 (1958)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Dick Ricketts - 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.