Bert Cook vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Bert Cook 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

Bert Cook

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bert Cook: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bert Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Bert Cook 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Bert Cook 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Bert Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bert Cook 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Bert Cook 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Bert Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Bert Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Bert Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 118 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 72 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Bert Cook 33 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Bert Cook 37 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .316 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .680 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 8 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Bert Cook 2 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Bert Cook 1 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .667 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .000 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

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

Notes: ** 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.