Shaquille O'Neal vs. Ben Scharnus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Scharnus 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.

Ben Scharnus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Ben Scharnus: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Ben Scharnus 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Ben Scharnus 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Ben Scharnus 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Ben Scharnus 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ben Scharnus 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ben Scharnus 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Ben Scharnus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Ben Scharnus 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ben Scharnus 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Ben Scharnus 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ben Scharnus 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Ben Scharnus 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Ben Scharnus 0.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Ben Scharnus 103

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Ben Scharnus 19

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Ben Scharnus 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Ben Scharnus .199

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Ben Scharnus .617

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Ben Scharnus 2.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Ben Scharnus 0.4 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Ben Scharnus 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Ben Scharnus 0.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Ben Scharnus 17

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Ben Scharnus 2

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Ben Scharnus 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Ben Scharnus .286

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Ben Scharnus .556

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Ben Scharnus 5.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Ben Scharnus 0.7 (1947)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.