Shaquille O'Neal vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick 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.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Joe Ruklick 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Joe Ruklick 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Joe Ruklick 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Joe Ruklick 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Joe Ruklick 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Joe Ruklick 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Joe Ruklick 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 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Joe Ruklick - 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.