Howard Carter vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Howard Carter 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

Howard Carter

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howard Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Howard Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Howard Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Howard Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Howard Carter 66 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Howard Carter 5 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)