Howard Nathan vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Nathan: 1995-96 to 1995-96
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Nathan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Howard Nathan 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Howard Nathan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howard Nathan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Howard Nathan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Howard Nathan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Nathan 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Howard Nathan 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Howard Nathan 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Howard Nathan 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Howard Nathan 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Nathan 13 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Howard Nathan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Howard Nathan 2 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Howard Nathan 3 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Howard Nathan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Howard Nathan 5 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Nathan .556 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Howard Nathan .000 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Howard Nathan .750 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Nathan 2.6 (1996) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Nathan 0.0 (1996) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Howard Nathan 0.4 (1996) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Howard Nathan 0.6 (1996) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Howard Nathan 0.0 (1996) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Howard Nathan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal -

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Howard Nathan - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)