Howie McCarty vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Howie McCarty 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

Howie McCarty

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howie McCarty: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howie McCarty 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Howie McCarty 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Howie McCarty 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Howie McCarty 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howie McCarty 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Howie McCarty 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Howie McCarty 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howie McCarty 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howie McCarty 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Howie McCarty 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Howie McCarty 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 Howie McCarty 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie McCarty 21 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Howie McCarty 2 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Howie McCarty 19 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie McCarty .122 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Howie McCarty .100 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie McCarty 1.1 (1947) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty 0.1 (1947) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie McCarty - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie McCarty - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Howie McCarty - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Howie McCarty 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie McCarty - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Howie McCarty - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie McCarty - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.