John Lucas vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons John Lucas 14 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played John Lucas 6 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games John Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP John Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team John Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader John Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year John Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 10.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game John Lucas 7.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 9,951 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds John Lucas 2,151 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists John Lucas 6,454 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals John Lucas 1,273 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks John Lucas 73 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games John Lucas 928 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .449 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .303 * Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .776 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 17.5 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 3.1 (1978) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 10.7 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1978) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.2 (1977) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 11.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game John Lucas 4.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 502 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds John Lucas 96 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists John Lucas 219 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals John Lucas 52 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks John Lucas 6 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games John Lucas 45 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .451 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .261 * Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .746 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 15.6 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 4.2 (1985) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 6.9 (1977) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1977) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.3 (1977) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.