Shaquille O'Neal vs. Paul Walther Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Paul Walther: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Paul Walther 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Paul Walther 6

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Paul Walther 5

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Paul Walther 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Paul Walther 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Paul Walther 0 *

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Paul Walther 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Paul Walther 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Paul Walther 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Paul Walther 3.7 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Paul Walther 2.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Paul Walther - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Paul Walther 2,838

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Paul Walther 1,168 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Paul Walther 974

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Paul Walther 370

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Paul Walther .362

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Paul Walther - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Paul Walther .708

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Paul Walther 12.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Paul Walther 4.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Paul Walther 3.6 (1951)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Paul Walther - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Paul Walther 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Paul Walther 2.4 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Paul Walther 1.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Paul Walther - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Paul Walther 143

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Paul Walther 40 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Paul Walther 35

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Paul Walther 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Paul Walther .377

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Paul Walther - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Paul Walther .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Paul Walther 16.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Paul Walther 4.0 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Paul Walther 3.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Paul Walther - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.