Bill Bridges vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Bill Bridges 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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Bridges 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Bill Bridges 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Bill Bridges 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Bill Bridges 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Bill Bridges 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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, this player has no data for the stat.