Slater Martin vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Slater Martin 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

Slater Martin

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Slater Martin 5 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Slater Martin 11 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Slater Martin 11 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Slater Martin 7 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Slater Martin 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Slater Martin 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Slater Martin 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Slater Martin 5 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Slater Martin 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Slater Martin 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Slater Martin 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* 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 Slater Martin 9.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 4.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 7,337 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 2,302 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Slater Martin 3,160 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Slater Martin 745 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .364 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .762 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 13.6 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 6.2 (1956) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slater Martin 10.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 3.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 924 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 270 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Slater Martin 354 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Slater Martin 92 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .351 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .715 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 18.0 (1956) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 5.0 (1956) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

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

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.