Shaquille O'Neal vs. Josh Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Smith 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.

Josh Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Josh Smith: 2004-05 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Josh Smith 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Josh Smith 13

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Josh Smith 8

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Josh Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Josh Smith 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Josh Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Josh Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Josh Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Josh Smith 1

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Josh Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Josh Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Josh Smith 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Josh Smith 7.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Josh Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Josh Smith 1.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Josh Smith 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Josh Smith 12,996

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Josh Smith 6,653

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Josh Smith 2,789

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Josh Smith 1,083

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Josh Smith 1,713

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Josh Smith 894

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Josh Smith .452

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Josh Smith .285

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Josh Smith .632

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Josh Smith 18.8 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Josh Smith 9.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Josh Smith 4.2 (2013)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Josh Smith 1.6 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Josh Smith 2.9 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Josh Smith 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Josh Smith 7.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Josh Smith 2.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Josh Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Josh Smith 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Josh Smith 1,065

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Josh Smith 539

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Josh Smith 203

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Josh Smith 74

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Josh Smith 107

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Josh Smith 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Josh Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Josh Smith .277

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Josh Smith .627

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Josh Smith 17.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Josh Smith 13.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Josh Smith 4.8 (2012)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Josh Smith 1.8 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Josh Smith 2.9 (2008)