Shaquille O'Neal vs. Rudy Tomjanovich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Tomjanovich 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.

Rudy Tomjanovich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Rudy Tomjanovich: 1970-71 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Rudy Tomjanovich 11

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Rudy Tomjanovich 5

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Rudy Tomjanovich 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Rudy Tomjanovich 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Rudy Tomjanovich 8.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Rudy Tomjanovich 2.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Rudy Tomjanovich 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Rudy Tomjanovich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Rudy Tomjanovich 13,383

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Rudy Tomjanovich 6,198

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Rudy Tomjanovich 1,573

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Rudy Tomjanovich 374 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Rudy Tomjanovich 175 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Rudy Tomjanovich 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Rudy Tomjanovich .501

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Rudy Tomjanovich .262 *

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Rudy Tomjanovich .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Rudy Tomjanovich 24.5 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Rudy Tomjanovich 11.8 (1972)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Rudy Tomjanovich 3.1 (1974)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Rudy Tomjanovich 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Rudy Tomjanovich 0.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Rudy Tomjanovich 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Rudy Tomjanovich 5.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Rudy Tomjanovich 1.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Rudy Tomjanovich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Rudy Tomjanovich 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Rudy Tomjanovich 511

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Rudy Tomjanovich 189

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Rudy Tomjanovich 59

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Rudy Tomjanovich 11 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Rudy Tomjanovich 8 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Rudy Tomjanovich 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Rudy Tomjanovich .489

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Rudy Tomjanovich .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Rudy Tomjanovich .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Rudy Tomjanovich 23.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Rudy Tomjanovich 8.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Rudy Tomjanovich 2.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Rudy Tomjanovich 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Rudy Tomjanovich 0.5 (1979) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.