Herm Hedderick vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Herm Hedderick 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

Herm Hedderick

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Hedderick: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Hedderick 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Herm Hedderick 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Herm Hedderick 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Herm Hedderick 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Herm Hedderick 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Herm Hedderick 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Herm Hedderick 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herm Hedderick 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Herm Hedderick 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Herm Hedderick 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Herm Hedderick 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 Herm Hedderick 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Hedderick 4 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Herm Hedderick 4 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Herm Hedderick 2 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Herm Hedderick 5 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Hedderick .222 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Herm Hedderick .000 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.8 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.8 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.4 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Hedderick - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Hedderick - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Herm Hedderick - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Herm Hedderick - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Herm Hedderick 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Hedderick - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Herm Hedderick - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Hedderick - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Herm Hedderick - 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.