Earl Gardner vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Earl Gardner 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 Earl Gardner 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.