Keith Erickson vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Keith Erickson 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

Keith Erickson

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Erickson: 1965-66 to 1976-77
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Erickson 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Keith Erickson 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Keith Erickson 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Keith Erickson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Keith Erickson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Keith Erickson 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Keith Erickson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Erickson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Erickson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Keith Erickson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Keith Erickson 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 Keith Erickson 9.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 4.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.9 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Erickson 7,251 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Keith Erickson 3,449 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Keith Erickson 1,991 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Keith Erickson 222 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Keith Erickson 45 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Keith Erickson 766 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Erickson .435 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Keith Erickson - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Keith Erickson .769 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 14.6 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 6.3 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 3.5 (1975) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 1.1 (1976) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.3 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 10.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 4.4 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.6 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Erickson 872 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Keith Erickson 386 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Keith Erickson 216 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Keith Erickson 11 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Keith Erickson 4 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Keith Erickson 87 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Erickson .452 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Keith Erickson - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Keith Erickson .762 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 15.6 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 8.2 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 4.4 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.6 (1976) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 (1976) * 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.