Byron Houston vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Byron Houston 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

Byron Houston

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Byron Houston: 1992-93 to 1995-96
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Byron Houston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Byron Houston 4 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Byron Houston 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Byron Houston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Byron Houston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Byron Houston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Byron Houston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Byron Houston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Byron Houston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Byron Houston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Byron Houston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Houston 3.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Houston 835 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Byron Houston 648 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Byron Houston 114 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Byron Houston 103 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Byron Houston 86 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Byron Houston 214 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Houston .456 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Byron Houston .256 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Byron Houston .676 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Houston 5.3 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 4.0 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.9 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.6 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Houston 3.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Houston 15 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Byron Houston 5 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Byron Houston 3 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Byron Houston 1 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Byron Houston 2 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Byron Houston 4 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Houston .667 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Byron Houston - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Byron Houston .600 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Houston 5.0 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 1.7 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 1.0 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.3 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.7 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)