Shaquille O'Neal vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Al Thornton 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Al Thornton 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Al Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Al Thornton 152

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Al Thornton -

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Al Thornton -