Shaquille O'Neal vs. Blackie Towery Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Blackie Towery 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.

Blackie Towery

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Blackie Towery: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Blackie Towery 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Blackie Towery 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Blackie Towery 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Blackie Towery 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Blackie Towery 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Blackie Towery 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Blackie Towery 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Blackie Towery 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Blackie Towery 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Blackie Towery 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Blackie Towery 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 Blackie Towery 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Blackie Towery 2.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Blackie Towery 1,198

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Blackie Towery 313

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Blackie Towery 128

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Blackie Towery .293

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Blackie Towery .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Blackie Towery 10.0 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Blackie Towery 2.9 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Blackie Towery -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Blackie Towery -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Blackie Towery -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Blackie Towery -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Blackie Towery 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Blackie Towery -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Blackie Towery - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Blackie Towery -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Blackie Towery -

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Blackie Towery -

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Blackie Towery - 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.