Shaquille O'Neal vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Earl Shannon 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Earl Shannon 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Earl Shannon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Earl Shannon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Earl Shannon 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Earl Shannon 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Earl Shannon 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 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Earl Shannon -

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Earl Shannon -

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Earl Shannon - 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.