Jack Nichols vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Jack Nichols 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

Jack Nichols

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Nichols: 1948-49 to 1957-58
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Nichols 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Jack Nichols 9 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Jack Nichols 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Jack Nichols 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jack Nichols 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Jack Nichols 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Jack Nichols 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack Nichols 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jack Nichols 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Jack Nichols 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Jack Nichols 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 Jack Nichols 10.4 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jack Nichols 6.9 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Jack Nichols 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Nichols 5,269 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Jack Nichols 2,793 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Jack Nichols 965 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Jack Nichols - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Jack Nichols - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Jack Nichols 505 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Nichols .368 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Jack Nichols - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Jack Nichols .752 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Nichols 15.8 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Nichols 10.5 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Jack Nichols 2.8 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Nichols 10.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jack Nichols 5.6 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Jack Nichols 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Nichols 519 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Jack Nichols 209 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Jack Nichols 117 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Jack Nichols - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Jack Nichols - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Jack Nichols 51 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Nichols .389 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Jack Nichols - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Jack Nichols .739 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Nichols 19.7 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Nichols 12.0 (1956) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jack Nichols 5.2 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.