Carl Braun vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Carl Braun 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

Carl Braun

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Braun: 1947-48 to 1961-62
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Braun 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Carl Braun 13 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Carl Braun 8 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Carl Braun 5 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Carl Braun 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Carl Braun 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Carl Braun 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Carl Braun 2 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Carl Braun 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Carl Braun 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Carl Braun 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 Carl Braun 13.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 3.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 3.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Braun 10,625 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Carl Braun 2,122 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Carl Braun 2,892 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Carl Braun - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Carl Braun - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Carl Braun 788 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Braun .383 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Carl Braun - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Carl Braun .804 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Braun 16.5 (1958) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 4.6 (1958) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 5.5 (1958) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Braun 14.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 3.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 2.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Braun 561 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Carl Braun 81 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Carl Braun 108 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Carl Braun - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Carl Braun - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Carl Braun 40 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Braun .350 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Carl Braun - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Carl Braun .812 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Braun 19.3 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 4.7 (1955) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 5.3 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.