Gene Conley vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Gene Conley 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

Gene Conley

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Conley: 1952-53 to 1963-64
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Conley 3 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Gene Conley 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Gene Conley 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Gene Conley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene Conley 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Gene Conley 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Gene Conley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Gene Conley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Gene Conley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Conley 5.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 2,069 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 2,212 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Gene Conley 201 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Gene Conley 351 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .371 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .657 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 9.0 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.3 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 1.0 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Conley 5.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 169 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 222 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Gene Conley 11 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Gene Conley 33 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .374 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .617 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 6.5 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.9 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - 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.