Dick Garmaker vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Garmaker: 1955-56 to 1960-61
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Garmaker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Dick Garmaker 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Dick Garmaker 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Dick Garmaker 4 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Garmaker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Dick Garmaker 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Garmaker 1 Shaquille O'Neal 14

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

Scoring Leader Dick Garmaker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Dick Garmaker 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 Dick Garmaker 13.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.2 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 5,597 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 1,748 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 1,114 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Dick Garmaker 421 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .403 Shaquille O'Neal .582

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .787 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 16.3 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 5.4 (1958) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.1 (1961) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 13.5 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 284 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 98 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 67 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Dick Garmaker 21 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .379 Shaquille O'Neal .563

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .821 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 14.5 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 7.0 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.7 (1956) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - 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.