Joe Colone vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Joe Colone 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

Joe Colone

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Colone: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Colone 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Joe Colone 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Joe Colone 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Joe Colone 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Colone 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Joe Colone 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Joe Colone 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Colone 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Colone 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Joe Colone 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Joe Colone 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 Joe Colone 5.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Colone 83 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Joe Colone 9 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Joe Colone 15 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Colone .310 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Joe Colone .684 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Colone 5.5 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.6 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Colone 4.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Colone 17 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Joe Colone 3 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Joe Colone 4 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Colone .233 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Joe Colone - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Joe Colone .500 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Colone 4.3 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.8 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - 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.