Shaquille O'Neal vs. Dave Piontek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Piontek 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.

Dave Piontek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Dave Piontek: 1956-57 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Dave Piontek 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Dave Piontek 7

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Dave Piontek 4

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Dave Piontek 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Dave Piontek 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Dave Piontek 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Dave Piontek 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Dave Piontek 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Dave Piontek 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Dave Piontek 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Dave Piontek 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Dave Piontek 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Dave Piontek 4.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Dave Piontek 1.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Dave Piontek 2,955

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Dave Piontek 1,770

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Dave Piontek 478

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Dave Piontek 413

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Dave Piontek .391

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Dave Piontek .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Dave Piontek 10.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Dave Piontek 6.0 (1960)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Dave Piontek 1.7 (1959)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Dave Piontek 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Dave Piontek 2.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Dave Piontek 0.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Dave Piontek 104

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Dave Piontek 70

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Dave Piontek 20

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Dave Piontek 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Dave Piontek .354

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Dave Piontek .649

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Dave Piontek 5.1 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Dave Piontek 5.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Dave Piontek 1.3 (1960)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Dave Piontek - 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.