Shaquille O'Neal vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Melvin Turpin 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Melvin Turpin 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Melvin Turpin 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)