Howard Komives vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Komives: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Komives 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Howard Komives 10 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Howard Komives 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howard Komives 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Howard Komives 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Howard Komives 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

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

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Komives 10.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 2.4 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 4.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Howard Komives 0.7 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives 0.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Komives 7,550 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Howard Komives 1,804 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Howard Komives 2,941 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Howard Komives 32 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Howard Komives 3 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Howard Komives 742 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Komives .388 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Howard Komives - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Howard Komives .830 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Komives 15.7 (1967) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 3.5 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 6.2 (1967) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Howard Komives 0.7 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives 0.1 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Komives 7.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 3.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Howard Komives - * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives - * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Komives 76 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Howard Komives 25 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Howard Komives 38 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Howard Komives 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Howard Komives 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Howard Komives 10 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Komives .301 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Howard Komives - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Howard Komives .737 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Komives 10.5 (1967) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 2.8 (1967) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 3.8 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Howard Komives - * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives - * 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, this player has no data for the stat.