Shaquille O'Neal vs. Phil Smith Comparison

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

Phil Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Phil Smith: 1974-75 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Phil Smith 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Phil Smith 9

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Phil Smith 5

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Phil Smith 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Phil Smith 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Phil Smith 0

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

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Phil Smith 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Phil Smith 1

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Phil Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Phil Smith 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Phil Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Phil Smith 3.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Phil Smith 1.1

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Phil Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Phil Smith 9,924

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Phil Smith 1,978

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Phil Smith 2,561

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Phil Smith 734

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Phil Smith 165

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Phil Smith 659

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Phil Smith .476

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Phil Smith .253 *

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Phil Smith .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Phil Smith 20.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Phil Smith 4.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Phil Smith 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Phil Smith 0.4 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Phil Smith 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Phil Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Phil Smith 2.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Phil Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Phil Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Phil Smith 588

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Phil Smith 150

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Phil Smith 143

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Phil Smith 49

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Phil Smith 18

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Phil Smith 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Phil Smith .453

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Phil Smith .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Phil Smith .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Phil Smith 24.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Phil Smith 5.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Phil Smith 1.6 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Phil Smith 0.5 (1976)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.