Shaquille O'Neal vs. Gino Sovran Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gino Sovran 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.

Gino Sovran

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Gino Sovran: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Gino Sovran 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Gino Sovran 1

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Gino Sovran 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Gino Sovran 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Gino Sovran 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Gino Sovran 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Gino Sovran 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Gino Sovran 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Gino Sovran 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Gino Sovran 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Gino Sovran 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 Gino Sovran 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Gino Sovran 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Gino Sovran 11

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Gino Sovran 1

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Gino Sovran 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Gino Sovran .333

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Gino Sovran .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Gino Sovran 1.8 (1947)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Gino Sovran 0.2 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Gino Sovran -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Gino Sovran -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Gino Sovran -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Gino Sovran -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Gino Sovran - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Gino Sovran 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Gino Sovran -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Gino Sovran - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Gino Sovran -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Gino Sovran -

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Gino Sovran -

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Gino Sovran - 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.