Johnny Bach vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Johnny Bach 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

Johnny Bach

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Bach 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Johnny Bach 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Johnny Bach 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Johnny Bach 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Johnny Bach 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Johnny Bach 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Johnny Bach 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Bach 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Bach 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Johnny Bach 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Johnny Bach 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 Johnny Bach 3.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Bach 119 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Johnny Bach 25 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Johnny Bach 34 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Bach .286 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Bach .680 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Bach 3.5 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach 0.7 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Bach - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Bach - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Johnny Bach - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Johnny Bach 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Bach - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Johnny Bach - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Bach - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Bach - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - 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.