Monk Meineke vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Monk Meineke 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

Monk Meineke

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monk Meineke: 1952-53 to 1957-58
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monk Meineke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Monk Meineke 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Monk Meineke 4 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Monk Meineke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Monk Meineke 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Monk Meineke 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Monk Meineke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Monk Meineke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Monk Meineke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Monk Meineke 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Monk Meineke 1 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 6.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 4.7 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Monk Meineke 2,338 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Monk Meineke 1,626 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Monk Meineke 433 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Monk Meineke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Monk Meineke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Monk Meineke 343 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monk Meineke .367 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Monk Meineke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Monk Meineke .756 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 10.7 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 6.9 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 2.2 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 5.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 4.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Monk Meineke 146 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Monk Meineke 100 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Monk Meineke 26 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Monk Meineke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Monk Meineke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Monk Meineke 25 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monk Meineke .351 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Monk Meineke - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Monk Meineke .750 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 7.5 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 5.5 (1958) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.5 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - 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.