Shaquille O'Neal vs. Fatty Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fatty Taylor 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.

Fatty Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Fatty Taylor: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Fatty Taylor 1

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Fatty Taylor 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Fatty Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Fatty Taylor 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Fatty Taylor 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Fatty Taylor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Fatty Taylor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Fatty Taylor 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Fatty Taylor 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Fatty Taylor 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Fatty Taylor 2.7

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Fatty Taylor 3.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Fatty Taylor 1.7

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Fatty Taylor 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Fatty Taylor 301

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Fatty Taylor 211

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Fatty Taylor 288

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Fatty Taylor 132

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Fatty Taylor 9

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Fatty Taylor 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Fatty Taylor .420

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Fatty Taylor .569

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Fatty Taylor 3.8 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Fatty Taylor 2.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Fatty Taylor 3.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Fatty Taylor 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Fatty Taylor 0.1 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Fatty Taylor 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Fatty Taylor -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Fatty Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.