Shaquille O'Neal vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Gerry Ward 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Gerry Ward 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Gerry Ward 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Gerry Ward 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Gerry Ward 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Gerry Ward 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Gerry Ward 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Gerry Ward - 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.