Shaquille O'Neal vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner 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.

Mickey Rottner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Mickey Rottner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Mickey Rottner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Mickey Rottner 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Mickey Rottner 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Mickey Rottner 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 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Mickey Rottner 139

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Mickey Rottner .290

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Mickey Rottner .138

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Mickey Rottner - 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.