Shaquille O'Neal vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens 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.

Red Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Red Owens 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Red Owens 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Red Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Red Owens 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Red Owens 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Red Owens 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Red Owens 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 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Red Owens 137

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Red Owens 19

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Red Owens - 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.