Shaquille O'Neal vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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 Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Dick Van Arsdale 1

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Dick Van Arsdale 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Dick Van Arsdale 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 Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Dick Van Arsdale .464

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

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Dick Van Arsdale .422

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

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

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.