Shaquille O'Neal vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Paul Pierce 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Paul Pierce 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Paul Pierce 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Paul Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)