Dick Cunningham vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Dick Cunningham 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

Dick Cunningham

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Cunningham 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Dick Cunningham 7 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Dick Cunningham 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Dick Cunningham 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Cunningham 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Dick Cunningham 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Dick Cunningham 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Cunningham 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Cunningham 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Dick Cunningham 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Dick Cunningham 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 3.7 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 1,012 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 1,324 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 221 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 2 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Dick Cunningham 358 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .406 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 47 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 39 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 5 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Dick Cunningham 27 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .500 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.