Shaquille O'Neal vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Donald Royal 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Donald Royal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Donald Royal 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Donald Royal 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Donald Royal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Donald Royal 99

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Donald Royal 3

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)