Negele Knight vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Negele Knight 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

Negele Knight

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Negele Knight 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Negele Knight 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Negele Knight 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Negele Knight 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Negele Knight 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Negele Knight 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Negele Knight 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Negele Knight 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Negele Knight 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Negele Knight 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Negele Knight 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 6.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 1,699 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 351 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Negele Knight 780 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Negele Knight 123 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Negele Knight 30 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Negele Knight 276 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .436 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .263 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .730 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.2 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.6 (1992) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 5.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 87 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 13 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Negele Knight 28 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Negele Knight 4 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Negele Knight 1 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Negele Knight 17 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .422 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .167 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .842 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.3 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.5 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)