Shaquille O'Neal vs. Lamar Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lamar Patterson 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.

Lamar Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Lamar Patterson: 2015-16 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Lamar Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Lamar Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Lamar Patterson 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Lamar Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Lamar Patterson 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Lamar Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Lamar Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Lamar Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Lamar Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Lamar Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Lamar Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Lamar Patterson 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Lamar Patterson 1.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Lamar Patterson 1.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Lamar Patterson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Lamar Patterson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Lamar Patterson 93

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Lamar Patterson 57

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Lamar Patterson 45

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Lamar Patterson 10

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Lamar Patterson 2

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Lamar Patterson 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Lamar Patterson .326

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Lamar Patterson .236

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Lamar Patterson .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Lamar Patterson 2.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Lamar Patterson 1.4 (2016)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Lamar Patterson 1.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Lamar Patterson 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Lamar Patterson 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Lamar Patterson 1.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Lamar Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Lamar Patterson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Lamar Patterson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Lamar Patterson 6

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Lamar Patterson 5

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Lamar Patterson 3

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Lamar Patterson 1

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Lamar Patterson 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Lamar Patterson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Lamar Patterson .286

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Lamar Patterson .333

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Lamar Patterson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Lamar Patterson 1.5 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Lamar Patterson 1.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Lamar Patterson 0.8 (2016)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Lamar Patterson 0.0 (2016)