Bill Garnett vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Garnett 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Bill Garnett 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Bill Garnett 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)