David Burns vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and David Burns 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

David Burns

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Burns: 1981-82 to 1981-82
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons David Burns 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns 23 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds David Burns 5 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists David Burns 15 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals David Burns 3 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games David Burns 9 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns .438 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage David Burns .600 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games David Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)