George Johnson vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and George Johnson 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

George Johnson

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Johnson: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons George Johnson 13 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played George Johnson 8 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Johnson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP George Johnson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team George Johnson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 1 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader George Johnson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Blocks Leader George Johnson 3 * Shaquille O'Neal 0

Rookie of The Year George Johnson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 4,369 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds George Johnson 5,887 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists George Johnson 929 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals George Johnson 456 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks George Johnson 2,082 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games George Johnson 904 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .451 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage George Johnson .500 * Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .694 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 8.7 (1978) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 9.6 (1978) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 2.1 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.0 (1978) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.4 (1981) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.7 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 248 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds George Johnson 361 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists George Johnson 55 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals George Johnson 34 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks George Johnson 101 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games George Johnson 59 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .551 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage George Johnson - * Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .618 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 14.5 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 12.5 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.3 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.1 (1976) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.5 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.