Shaquille O'Neal vs. Larry Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry 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.

Larry Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Larry Smith: 1980-81 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Larry Smith 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Larry Smith 13

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Larry Smith 5

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Larry Smith 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Larry Smith 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Larry Smith 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Larry Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Larry Smith 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Larry Smith 9.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Larry Smith 1.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Larry Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Larry Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Larry Smith 5,904

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Larry Smith 8,125

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Larry Smith 941

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Larry Smith 699

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Larry Smith 457

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Larry Smith 883

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Larry Smith .531

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Larry Smith .000

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Larry Smith .531

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Larry Smith 11.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Larry Smith 12.1 (1981)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Larry Smith 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Larry Smith 1.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Larry Smith 0.8 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Larry Smith 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Larry Smith 7.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Larry Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Larry Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Larry Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Larry Smith 132

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Larry Smith 219

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Larry Smith 43

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Larry Smith 27

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Larry Smith 20

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Larry Smith 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Larry Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Larry Smith .000

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Larry Smith .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Larry Smith 10.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Larry Smith 13.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Larry Smith 2.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Larry Smith 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Larry Smith 1.4 (1989)