Shaquille O'Neal vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Tom Patterson 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Tom Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Tom Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Tom Patterson - *

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