James Donaldson vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and James Donaldson 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

James Donaldson

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Donaldson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP James Donaldson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader James Donaldson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year James Donaldson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)