Joe Ellis vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Ellis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Joe Ellis 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Joe Ellis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Joe Ellis 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 Joe Ellis 8.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 Shaquille O'Neal .582

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 Shaquille O'Neal .563

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * 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.