John Havlicek vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Havlicek 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Shaquille O'Neal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader John Havlicek 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year John Havlicek 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 John Havlicek 20.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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.