Luol Deng vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Luol Deng 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

Luol Deng

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luol Deng: 2004-05 to 2018-19
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luol Deng 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Luol Deng 15 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Luol Deng 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Luol Deng 2 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Luol Deng 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Luol Deng 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Luol Deng 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luol Deng 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luol Deng 1 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Luol Deng 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Luol Deng 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luol Deng 14.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Luol Deng 6.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Luol Deng 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Luol Deng 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Luol Deng 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Luol Deng 13,361 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Luol Deng 5,468 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Luol Deng 2,042 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Luol Deng 880 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Luol Deng 444 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Luol Deng 902 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luol Deng .456 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Luol Deng .332 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Luol Deng .769 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luol Deng 18.8 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Luol Deng 7.3 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Luol Deng 3.0 (2013) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Luol Deng 1.2 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Luol Deng 0.9 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luol Deng 15.9 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Luol Deng 6.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Luol Deng 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Luol Deng 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Luol Deng 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Luol Deng 986 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Luol Deng 418 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Luol Deng 127 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Luol Deng 68 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Luol Deng 46 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Luol Deng 62 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luol Deng .455 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Luol Deng .311 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Luol Deng .765 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luol Deng 22.2 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Luol Deng 8.7 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Luol Deng 3.8 (2013) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Luol Deng 1.5 (2011) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Luol Deng 1.5 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)