Frank Gates vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Frank Gates 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

Frank Gates

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Gates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Frank Gates 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Frank Gates 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Frank Gates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Frank Gates 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Frank Gates 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Frank Gates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Frank Gates 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Frank Gates 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 Frank Gates 4.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 287 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Frank Gates 91 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Frank Gates 64 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .281 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .622 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 25 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Frank Gates 9 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Frank Gates 7 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .243 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .700 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - 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.