Bill Downey vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Downey 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Bill Downey 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Bill Downey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Bill Downey 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Bill Downey 3 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 Shaquille O'Neal .582

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Bill Downey - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Bill Downey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - Shaquille O'Neal .563

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.