Dwight Davis vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Davis 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

Dwight Davis

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Davis: 1972-73 to 1976-77
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Dwight Davis 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Dwight Davis 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Dwight Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dwight Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Dwight Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Dwight Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Dwight Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Dwight Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 8.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 5.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.6 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Davis 2,936 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Dwight Davis 1,991 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Dwight Davis 529 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Dwight Davis 139 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Dwight Davis 149 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Dwight Davis 340 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Davis .423 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Dwight Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Davis .730 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 12.5 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 8.5 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 2.4 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.8 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 1.0 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 4.5 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Davis 50 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Dwight Davis 28 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Dwight Davis 10 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Dwight Davis 3 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Dwight Davis 4 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Dwight Davis 11 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Davis .432 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Dwight Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Davis .818 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 4.5 (1976) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 2.5 (1976) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 0.9 (1976) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.3 (1976) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.4 (1976) * 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.