Shaquille O'Neal vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.