Ken Menke vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Ken Menke 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

Ken Menke

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ken Menke: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ken Menke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Ken Menke 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Ken Menke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Ken Menke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ken Menke 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Ken Menke 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Ken Menke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ken Menke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ken Menke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Ken Menke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Ken Menke 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 Ken Menke 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Ken Menke 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Menke 15 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Ken Menke 7 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Ken Menke 6 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Menke .353 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Ken Menke .375 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Menke 2.5 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game Ken Menke 1.2 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Menke - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Ken Menke - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Menke - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Ken Menke - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Ken Menke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Menke - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Ken Menke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Ken Menke - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Menke - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game Ken Menke - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Ken Menke - 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.