Mel McCants vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Mel McCants 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

Mel McCants

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel McCants: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Mel McCants 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Mel McCants 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 22 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 6 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Mel McCants 2 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Mel McCants 3 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Mel McCants 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Mel McCants 13 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants .308 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Mel McCants - Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants .750 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Mel McCants 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Mel McCants 2 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Mel McCants - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)