Shaquille O'Neal vs. Rik Smits Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rik Smits 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.

Rik Smits

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Rik Smits: 1988-89 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Rik Smits 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Rik Smits 12

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Rik Smits 10

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Rik Smits 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Rik Smits 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Rik Smits 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Rik Smits 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Rik Smits 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Rik Smits 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Rik Smits 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Rik Smits 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Rik Smits 6.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Rik Smits 1.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Rik Smits 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Rik Smits 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Rik Smits 12,871

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Rik Smits 5,277

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Rik Smits 1,215

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Rik Smits 372

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Rik Smits 1,111

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Rik Smits 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Rik Smits .115

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Rik Smits .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Rik Smits 18.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Rik Smits 7.7 (1995)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Rik Smits 2.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Rik Smits 0.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Rik Smits 2.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Rik Smits 5.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Rik Smits 1.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Rik Smits 0.5

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Rik Smits 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Rik Smits 1,537

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Rik Smits 540

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Rik Smits 135

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Rik Smits 51

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Rik Smits 90

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Rik Smits 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Rik Smits .250

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Rik Smits .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Rik Smits 22.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Rik Smits 8.0 (1993)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Rik Smits 2.0 (1995)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Rik Smits 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Rik Smits 1.4 (1991)