Shaquille O'Neal vs. Red Rocha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Rocha 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.

Red Rocha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Red Rocha: 1947-48 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Red Rocha 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Red Rocha 9

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Red Rocha 7

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Red Rocha 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Red Rocha 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Red Rocha 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Red Rocha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Red Rocha 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Red Rocha 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Red Rocha 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Red Rocha 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 Red Rocha 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Red Rocha 2.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Red Rocha 6,362

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Red Rocha 2,747 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Red Rocha 1,153

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Red Rocha 586

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Red Rocha .370

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Red Rocha .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Red Rocha 13.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Red Rocha 8.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Red Rocha 2.7 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Red Rocha 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Red Rocha 1.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Red Rocha 474

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Red Rocha 197 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Red Rocha 58

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Red Rocha 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Red Rocha .360

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Red Rocha .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Red Rocha 18.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Red Rocha 8.5 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Red Rocha 3.5 (1953)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Red Rocha - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.