Shaquille O'Neal vs. Paul Shirley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Shirley 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 Shirley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Paul Shirley: 2002-03 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Paul Shirley 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Paul Shirley 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Paul Shirley 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Paul Shirley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Paul Shirley 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Paul Shirley 0

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

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Paul Shirley 0

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Paul Shirley 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Paul Shirley 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Paul Shirley 1.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Paul Shirley 0.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Paul Shirley 0.1

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Paul Shirley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Paul Shirley 33

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Paul Shirley 19

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Paul Shirley 7

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Paul Shirley 1

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Paul Shirley 1

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Paul Shirley 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Paul Shirley .395

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Paul Shirley .000

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Paul Shirley .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Paul Shirley 3.0 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Paul Shirley 2.3 (2004)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Paul Shirley 0.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Paul Shirley -

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Paul Shirley -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Paul Shirley -

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Paul Shirley -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Paul Shirley -

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Paul Shirley -

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Paul Shirley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Paul Shirley -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Paul Shirley -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Paul Shirley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Paul Shirley -