Don Barksdale vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Don Barksdale 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

Don Barksdale

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Barksdale: 1951-52 to 1954-55
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Barksdale 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Don Barksdale 4 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Don Barksdale 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Don Barksdale 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Barksdale 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Don Barksdale 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Don Barksdale 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Barksdale 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Barksdale 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Don Barksdale 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Don Barksdale 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 Don Barksdale 11.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 8.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 2.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Barksdale 2,895 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Don Barksdale 2,088 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Don Barksdale 549 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Don Barksdale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Don Barksdale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Don Barksdale 262 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Barksdale .370 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Don Barksdale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Don Barksdale .660 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 13.8 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 9.7 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 2.6 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 6.5 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 4.8 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Barksdale 84 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Don Barksdale 62 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Don Barksdale 17 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Don Barksdale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Don Barksdale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Don Barksdale 13 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Barksdale .382 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Don Barksdale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Don Barksdale .813 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 7.7 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 5.0 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 1.4 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - 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.