Shaquille O'Neal vs. Ed Rains Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Rains 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.

Ed Rains

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Ed Rains: 1981-82 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Ed Rains 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Ed Rains 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Ed Rains 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Ed Rains 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ed Rains 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ed Rains 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Ed Rains 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Ed Rains 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ed Rains 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Ed Rains 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ed Rains 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Ed Rains 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Ed Rains 1.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Ed Rains 0.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Ed Rains 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Ed Rains 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Ed Rains 287

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Ed Rains 124

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Ed Rains 62

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Ed Rains 28

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Ed Rains 3

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Ed Rains 83

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Ed Rains .423

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Ed Rains .000

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Ed Rains .626

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Ed Rains 3.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Ed Rains 1.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Ed Rains 0.8 (1982)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Ed Rains 0.4 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Ed Rains 0.0 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Ed Rains 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Ed Rains 1.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Ed Rains 0.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Ed Rains 0.1

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Ed Rains 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Ed Rains 14

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Ed Rains 9

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Ed Rains 2

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Ed Rains 1

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Ed Rains 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Ed Rains 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Ed Rains .455

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Ed Rains .000

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Ed Rains .444

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Ed Rains 2.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Ed Rains 1.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Ed Rains 0.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Ed Rains 0.2 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Ed Rains 0.0 (1983)