Melvin Booker vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Melvin Booker 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

Melvin Booker

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Booker: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Booker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Melvin Booker 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Melvin Booker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Melvin Booker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Melvin Booker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Melvin Booker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Melvin Booker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Booker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Booker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Melvin Booker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Melvin Booker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker 166 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker 38 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Melvin Booker 74 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Melvin Booker 8 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Melvin Booker 3 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Melvin Booker 32 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker .400 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker .268 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker .871 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.8 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.4 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.5 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.5 (1996) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Melvin Booker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)