Shaquille O'Neal vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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 Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 James Young 2

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 James Young 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 James Young 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 James Young 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 James Young 96

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 James Young 28

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 James Young 24

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 James Young 5

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 James Young 7

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 James Young 3

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 James Young 0

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 James Young 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - James Young .333

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) James Young 0.0 (2017)