Shaquille O'Neal vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 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 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.