Shaquille O'Neal vs. Otis Smith Comparison

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

Otis Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Otis Smith: 1986-87 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Otis Smith 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Otis Smith 6

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Otis Smith 2

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Otis Smith 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Otis Smith 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Otis Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Otis Smith 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Otis Smith 3.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Otis Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Otis Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Otis Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Otis Smith 3,951

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Otis Smith 1,416

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Otis Smith 690

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Otis Smith 377

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Otis Smith 188

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Otis Smith 375

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Otis Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Otis Smith .251

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Otis Smith .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Otis Smith 13.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Otis Smith 5.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Otis Smith 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Otis Smith 1.3 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Otis Smith 0.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Otis Smith 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Otis Smith 2.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Otis Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Otis Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Otis Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Otis Smith 29

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Otis Smith 18

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Otis Smith 10

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Otis Smith 2

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Otis Smith 3

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Otis Smith 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Otis Smith .367

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Otis Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Otis Smith .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Otis Smith 4.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Otis Smith 3.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Otis Smith 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Otis Smith 0.5 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Otis Smith 0.7 (1987)