Jim Davis vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Jim Davis 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

Jim Davis

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Davis: 1967-68 to 1974-75
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Jim Davis 8 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Jim Davis 6 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Jim Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Jim Davis 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Jim Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Jim Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Jim Davis 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 Jim Davis 6.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Davis 5.2 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Jim Davis 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Davis 0.6 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jim Davis 0.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Davis 3,997 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Jim Davis 3,109 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Jim Davis 739 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Jim Davis 89 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Jim Davis 66 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Jim Davis 597 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Davis .461 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Jim Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Jim Davis .674 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Davis 13.6 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Davis 9.7 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Jim Davis 2.9 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Jim Davis 0.6 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Davis 4.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Davis 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Jim Davis 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Davis 0.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jim Davis 0.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Davis 142 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Jim Davis 92 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Jim Davis 16 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Jim Davis 3 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Jim Davis 1 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Jim Davis 33 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Davis .430 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Jim Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Jim Davis .698 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Davis 11.2 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Davis 4.4 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jim Davis 0.8 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Jim Davis 0.1 (1974) * 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.