Shaquille O'Neal vs. Steve Smith Comparison

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

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Steve Smith 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Steve Smith 0

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

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Steve Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Steve Smith 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Steve Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Steve Smith 275

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Steve Smith 29

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)