Shaquille O'Neal vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Garfield Smith 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Garfield Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Garfield Smith 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Garfield Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Garfield Smith - 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.