Shaquille O'Neal vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski 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.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ed Sadowski 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ed Sadowski 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Ed Sadowski 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ed Sadowski 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Ed Sadowski 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ed Sadowski 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 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Ed Sadowski - 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.