Dennis Rodman vs Shaquille O'Neal

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Dennis Rodman and Shaquille O'Neal compared on their NBA careers: Dennis Rodman played 14 seasons, 1986-87 to 1999-00, Shaquille O'Neal 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11. Dennis Rodman averaged 7.3 points a game to Shaquille O'Neal's 23.7. They have faced each other 16 times: Dennis Rodman's team won 13, Shaquille O'Neal's 3. In the playoffs Dennis Rodman leads 4-0. Dennis Rodman won 5 titles, Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Shaquille O'Neal leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Dennis Rodman in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dennis Rodman and Shaquille O'Neal career per game
911GP1,207
31.7MIN34.7
7.3PTS23.7, better
13.1, betterREB10.9
1.8AST2.5, better
0.7, betterSTL0.6
0.6BLK2.3, better
52.1FG%58.2, better
23.1, better3P%4.5
58.4, betterFT%52.7
54.6TS%58.6, better

Dennis Rodman vs Shaquille O'Neal head to head

They have faced each other 16 times: Dennis Rodman's team won 13, Shaquille O'Neal's 3. In the playoffs Dennis Rodman leads 4-0.

Dennis Rodman and Shaquille O'Neal, record against each other
Regular season129, better3
Playoffs44, better0
Total1613, better3
Dennis Rodman and Shaquille O'Neal, averages in their games against each other
7.5PTS26.8, better
16.8, betterREB12.8
1.9AST2.5, better
36.8MIN41.3

Every game against each other

Dennis Rodman vs Shaquille O'Neal, every game
Feb 1, 1998CHI at LALL 112-870 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN
Dec 17, 1996LAL at CHIW 129-123 OT2 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 43 MIN27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 44 MIN
May 27, 1996CHI at ORL (playoffs)W 106-1019 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN
May 25, 1996CHI at ORL (playoffs)W 86-679 PTS, 16 REB, 0 AST, 40 MIN17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 45 MIN
May 21, 1996ORL at CHI (playoffs)W 93-8815 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN36 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN
May 19, 1996ORL at CHI (playoffs)W 121-8313 PTS, 21 REB, 1 AST, 32 MIN27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Apr 7, 1996CHI at ORLW 90-863 PTS, 13 REB, 0 AST, 33 MIN21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 33 MIN
Feb 25, 1996ORL at CHIW 111-917 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST, 31 MIN33 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN
Mar 12, 1995SA at ORLL 110-10411 PTS, 23 REB, 5 AST, 36 MIN28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN
Mar 3, 1995ORL at SAW 112-1119 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN36 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST, 40 MIN
Mar 6, 1994ORL at SAW 111-1036 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 27 MIN32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 3, 1993SA at ORLW 94-844 PTS, 23 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN21 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN
Mar 30, 1993DET at ORLL 105-914 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 42 MIN7 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN
Feb 16, 1993ORL at DETW 124-1208 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN46 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST, 49 MIN
Jan 2, 1993DET at ORLW 98-9710 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN29 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 44 MIN
Dec 9, 1992ORL at DETW 108-10310 PTS, 22 REB, 2 AST, 45 MIN17 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 41 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Dennis Rodman and Shaquille O'Neal career totals
6,683PTS28,596, better
11,954REB13,099, better
1,600AST3,026, better
611STL739, better
531BLK2,732, better
52.1FG%58.2, better
23.1, better3P%4.5
58.4, betterFT%52.7
54.6TS%58.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dennis Rodman and Shaquille O'Neal postseason
169GP216
28.3MIN37.5
6.4PTS24.3, better
9.9REB11.6, better
1.2AST2.7, better
0.6, betterSTL0.5
0.6BLK2.1, better
49FG%56.3, better
14.9, better3P%0
54, betterFT%50.4
51.1TS%56.5, better

Where each stands all time

Dennis Rodman and Shaquille O'Neal all-time places
23rd (11,954)Rebounds15th (13,099), better
240th (531)Blocks8th (2,732), better
—Points10th (28,596), better
—Assists215th (3,026), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Dennis Rodman and Shaquille O'Neal titles and awards
5, betterChampionships4
7, betterAll-Defensive First Team—
2, betterDefensive Player of the Year—
2All-NBA Third Team4, better
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
1All-Defensive Second Team3, better
—All-NBA Second Team2, better
—All-NBA First Team8, better
—Finals MVP3, better
—MVP1, better
—All-Star MVP3, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dennis Rodman and Shaquille O'Neal season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1986-876.54.30.71992-9323.4, better13.9, better1.9, better
2nd1987-8811.68.71.31993-9429.3, better13.2, better2.4, better
3rd1988-899.09.41.21994-9529.3, better11.4, better2.7, better
4th1989-908.89.70.91995-9626.6, better11.0, better2.9, better
5th1990-918.212.51.01996-9726.2, better12.53.1, better
6th1991-929.818.7, better2.31997-9828.3, better11.42.4, better
7th1992-937.518.3, better1.61998-9926.3, better10.72.3, better
8th1993-944.717.3, better2.31999-0029.7, better13.63.8, better
9th1994-957.116.8, better2.02000-0128.7, better12.73.7, better
10th1995-965.514.9, better2.52001-0227.2, better10.73.0, better
11th1996-975.716.1, better3.12002-0327.5, better11.13.1
12th1997-984.715.0, better2.92003-0421.5, better11.52.9
13th1998-992.111.2, better1.32004-0522.9, better10.42.7, better
14th1999-002.814.3, better1.22005-0620.0, better9.21.9, better
15th————2006-0717.37.42.0
16th————2007-0813.69.11.5
17th————2008-0917.88.41.7
18th————2009-1012.06.71.5
19th————2010-119.24.80.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST