Billy Ray Bates vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Billy Ray Bates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)