Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kelly Tripucka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Tripucka 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.

Kelly Tripucka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Kelly Tripucka: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Kelly Tripucka 10

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Kelly Tripucka 5

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Kelly Tripucka 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Kelly Tripucka 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Kelly Tripucka 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Kelly Tripucka 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Kelly Tripucka 3.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Kelly Tripucka 3.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Kelly Tripucka 1.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Kelly Tripucka 12,142

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Kelly Tripucka 2,703

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Kelly Tripucka 2,090

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Kelly Tripucka 678

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Kelly Tripucka 137

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Kelly Tripucka 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Kelly Tripucka .473

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Kelly Tripucka .361

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Kelly Tripucka .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Kelly Tripucka 26.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Kelly Tripucka 5.4 (1982)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Kelly Tripucka 4.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Kelly Tripucka 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Kelly Tripucka 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Kelly Tripucka 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Kelly Tripucka 3.7

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Kelly Tripucka 2.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Kelly Tripucka 0.9

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Kelly Tripucka 391

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Kelly Tripucka 93

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Kelly Tripucka 57

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Kelly Tripucka 22

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Kelly Tripucka 5

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Kelly Tripucka 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Kelly Tripucka .462

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Kelly Tripucka .000

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Kelly Tripucka .856

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Kelly Tripucka 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Kelly Tripucka 5.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Kelly Tripucka 3.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Kelly Tripucka 2.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Kelly Tripucka 0.5 (1986)