George Kaftan vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Kaftan: 1948-49 to 1952-53
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Kaftan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons George Kaftan 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played George Kaftan 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Kaftan 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP George Kaftan 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Kaftan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader George Kaftan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year George Kaftan 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 George Kaftan 7.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 3.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Kaftan 1,594 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds George Kaftan 424 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists George Kaftan 399 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals George Kaftan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks George Kaftan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games George Kaftan 212 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Kaftan .370 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage George Kaftan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage George Kaftan .650 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Kaftan 14.5 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 3.8 (1952) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 2.9 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Kaftan 4.4 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 1.7 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Kaftan 93 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds George Kaftan 36 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists George Kaftan 24 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals George Kaftan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks George Kaftan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games George Kaftan 21 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Kaftan .381 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage George Kaftan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage George Kaftan .644 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Kaftan 6.2 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 2.3 (1952) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.7 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.