Shaquille O'Neal vs. Sly Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sly Williams 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.

Sly Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Sly Williams: 1979-80 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Sly Williams 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Sly Williams 7

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Sly Williams 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Sly Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Sly Williams 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Sly Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Sly Williams 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Sly Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Sly Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Sly Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Sly Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Sly Williams 2.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Sly Williams 1.1

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Sly Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Sly Williams 3,327

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Sly Williams 1,287

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Sly Williams 603

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Sly Williams 328

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Sly Williams 55

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Sly Williams 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Sly Williams .478

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Sly Williams .162

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Sly Williams .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Sly Williams 13.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Sly Williams 6.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Sly Williams 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Sly Williams 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Sly Williams 0.3 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Sly Williams 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Sly Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Sly Williams 1.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Sly Williams 0.9

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Sly Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Sly Williams 62

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Sly Williams 30

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Sly Williams 11

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Sly Williams 6

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Sly Williams 1

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Sly Williams 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Sly Williams .492

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Sly Williams 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Sly Williams 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Sly Williams 13.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Sly Williams 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Sly Williams 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Sly Williams 1.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Sly Williams 0.2 (1983)