Shaquille O'Neal vs. Zeke Zawoluk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zeke Zawoluk 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.

Zeke Zawoluk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Zeke Zawoluk: 1952-53 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Zeke Zawoluk 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Zeke Zawoluk 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Zeke Zawoluk 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Zeke Zawoluk 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Zeke Zawoluk 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Zeke Zawoluk 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Zeke Zawoluk 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Zeke Zawoluk 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Zeke Zawoluk 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Zeke Zawoluk 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Zeke Zawoluk 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Zeke Zawoluk 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Zeke Zawoluk 4.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Zeke Zawoluk 1.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Zeke Zawoluk 1,210

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Zeke Zawoluk 732

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Zeke Zawoluk 217

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Zeke Zawoluk 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Zeke Zawoluk .372

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Zeke Zawoluk .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Zeke Zawoluk 8.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Zeke Zawoluk 4.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Zeke Zawoluk 1.4 (1954)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Zeke Zawoluk 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Zeke Zawoluk 1.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Zeke Zawoluk 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Zeke Zawoluk 2

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Zeke Zawoluk 2

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Zeke Zawoluk 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Zeke Zawoluk 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Zeke Zawoluk .167

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Zeke Zawoluk .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Zeke Zawoluk 1.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Zeke Zawoluk 1.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Zeke Zawoluk 0.0 (1953)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Zeke Zawoluk - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.