Shaquille O'Neal vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe 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.

Mel Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Mel Riebe 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Mel Riebe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Mel Riebe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Mel Riebe 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Mel Riebe 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Mel Riebe 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Mel Riebe .304

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Mel Riebe .288

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Mel Riebe - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.