Shaquille O'Neal vs. Herm Schaefer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Schaefer 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.

Herm Schaefer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Herm Schaefer: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Herm Schaefer 2

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Herm Schaefer 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Herm Schaefer 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Herm Schaefer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Herm Schaefer 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Herm Schaefer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Herm Schaefer 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Herm Schaefer 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Herm Schaefer 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Herm Schaefer 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 Herm Schaefer 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Herm Schaefer 3.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Herm Schaefer 932

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Herm Schaefer 388

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Herm Schaefer 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Herm Schaefer .379

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Herm Schaefer .828

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Herm Schaefer 10.4 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Herm Schaefer 3.2 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Herm Schaefer 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Herm Schaefer 2.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Herm Schaefer 175

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Herm Schaefer 47

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Herm Schaefer 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Herm Schaefer .438

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Herm Schaefer .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Herm Schaefer 12.4 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Herm Schaefer 3.1 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Herm Schaefer - 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.