Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)