Shaquille O'Neal vs. James Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Thomas 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.

James Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
James Thomas: 2004-05 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 James Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 James Thomas 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 James Thomas 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 James Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 James Thomas 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 James Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 James Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 James Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 James Thomas 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 James Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 James Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 James Thomas 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 James Thomas 2.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 James Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 James Thomas 0.1

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 James Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 James Thomas 54

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 James Thomas 76

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 James Thomas 5

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 James Thomas 4

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 James Thomas 7

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 James Thomas 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 James Thomas .564

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 James Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 James Thomas .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) James Thomas 2.4 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) James Thomas 3.4 (2005)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) James Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) James Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) James Thomas 0.4 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 James Thomas -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 James Thomas -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 James Thomas -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 James Thomas -

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 James Thomas -

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 James Thomas -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 James Thomas -

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 James Thomas -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 James Thomas -

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 James Thomas -

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 James Thomas 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 James Thomas -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - James Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 James Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) James Thomas -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) James Thomas -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) James Thomas -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) James Thomas -

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) James Thomas -