Curly Armstrong vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Curly Armstrong that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

Curly Armstrong

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Curly Armstrong: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Curly Armstrong	0
Shaquille O'Neal	4

NBA Seasons

Curly Armstrong	3
Shaquille O'Neal	19

Playoffs Played

Curly Armstrong	2
Shaquille O'Neal	17

All-Star Games

Curly Armstrong	0
Shaquille O'Neal	15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP

Curly Armstrong	0		*
Shaquille O'Neal	1

Finals MVP

Curly Armstrong	0		*
Shaquille O'Neal	3

All-NBA First Team

Curly Armstrong	0
Shaquille O'Neal	8

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Curly Armstrong	0
Shaquille O'Neal	14

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Curly Armstrong	0
Shaquille O'Neal	3

Scoring Leader

Curly Armstrong	0
Shaquille O'Neal	2

Rookie of The Year

Curly Armstrong	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

Curly Armstrong	6.8
Shaquille O'Neal	23.7

Rebounds Per Game

Curly Armstrong	2.3		*
Shaquille O'Neal	10.9

Assists Per Game

Curly Armstrong	2.3
Shaquille O'Neal	2.5

Steals Per Game

Curly Armstrong	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	0.6

Blocks Per Game

Curly Armstrong	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points

Curly Armstrong	1,040
Shaquille O'Neal	28,596

Total Rebounds

Curly Armstrong	89		*
Shaquille O'Neal	13,099

Total Assists

Curly Armstrong	352
Shaquille O'Neal	3,026

Total Steals

Curly Armstrong	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	739

Total Blocks

Curly Armstrong	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	2,732

Total Games

Curly Armstrong	153
Shaquille O'Neal	1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Curly Armstrong	.295
Shaquille O'Neal	.582

3-Point Percentage

Curly Armstrong	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	.045

Free Throw Percentage

Curly Armstrong	.692
Shaquille O'Neal	.527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Curly Armstrong	7.3		(1949)
Shaquille O'Neal	29.7		(2000)

Rebounds Per Game

Curly Armstrong	2.3		(1951)	*
Shaquille O'Neal	13.9		(1993)

Assists Per Game

Curly Armstrong	2.7		(1950)
Shaquille O'Neal	3.8		(2000)

Steals Per Game

Curly Armstrong	-			n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	0.9		(1994)

Blocks Per Game

Curly Armstrong	-			n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	3.5		(1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Curly Armstrong	4.0
Shaquille O'Neal	24.3

Rebounds Per Game

Curly Armstrong	2.3		*
Shaquille O'Neal	11.6

Assists Per Game

Curly Armstrong	1.8
Shaquille O'Neal	2.7

Steals Per Game

Curly Armstrong	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	0.5

Blocks Per Game

Curly Armstrong	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points

Curly Armstrong	24
Shaquille O'Neal	5,250

Total Rebounds

Curly Armstrong	7		*
Shaquille O'Neal	2,508

Total Assists

Curly Armstrong	11
Shaquille O'Neal	582

Total Steals

Curly Armstrong	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	117

Total Blocks

Curly Armstrong	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	459

Total Games

Curly Armstrong	6
Shaquille O'Neal	216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Curly Armstrong	.268
Shaquille O'Neal	.563

3-Point Percentage

Curly Armstrong	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	-

Free Throw Percentage

Curly Armstrong	.400
Shaquille O'Neal	.504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Curly Armstrong	5.0		(1951)
Shaquille O'Neal	30.7		(2000)

Rebounds Per Game

Curly Armstrong	2.3		(1951)	*
Shaquille O'Neal	15.4		(2001)

Assists Per Game

Curly Armstrong	2.0		(1950)
Shaquille O'Neal	4.6		(1996)

Steals Per Game

Curly Armstrong	-			n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	1.0		(2008)

Blocks Per Game

Curly Armstrong	-			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.