Cotton Nash vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Cotton Nash 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

Cotton Nash

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cotton Nash 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Cotton Nash 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Cotton Nash 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cotton Nash 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cotton Nash 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Cotton Nash 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Cotton Nash 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Cotton Nash - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - 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.