Clyde Lovellette vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Clyde Lovellette 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

Clyde Lovellette

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Lovellette: 1953-54 to 1963-64
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Lovellette 3 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Clyde Lovellette 11 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Clyde Lovellette 10 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Clyde Lovellette 4 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Clyde Lovellette 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Clyde Lovellette 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Clyde Lovellette 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Lovellette 1 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Lovellette 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Clyde Lovellette 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Clyde Lovellette 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Lovellette 17.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lovellette 9.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Clyde Lovellette 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Lovellette 11,947 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Clyde Lovellette 6,663 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Clyde Lovellette 1,165 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Clyde Lovellette 704 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Lovellette .443 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Lovellette .757 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Lovellette 23.4 (1958) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lovellette 14.0 (1956) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Clyde Lovellette 2.6 (1961) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Lovellette 14.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lovellette 8.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Clyde Lovellette 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Lovellette 963 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Clyde Lovellette 557 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Clyde Lovellette 89 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Clyde Lovellette 69 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Lovellette .416 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Lovellette .684 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Lovellette 24.2 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lovellette 10.8 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Clyde Lovellette 2.8 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lovellette - 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.