Shaquille O'Neal vs. Howie Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Shannon 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.

Howie Shannon

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Howie Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Howie Shannon 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Howie Shannon 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Howie Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Howie Shannon 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Howie Shannon 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Howie Shannon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Howie Shannon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Howie Shannon 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Howie Shannon 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Howie Shannon 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 Howie Shannon 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Howie Shannon 2.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Howie Shannon 1,323

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Howie Shannon 299

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Howie Shannon 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Howie Shannon .355

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Howie Shannon .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Howie Shannon 13.4 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Howie Shannon 2.6 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Howie Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Howie Shannon -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Howie Shannon -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Howie Shannon -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Howie Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Howie Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Howie Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Howie Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Howie Shannon -

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Howie Shannon -

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Howie Shannon - 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.