Sonny Hertzberg vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Sonny Hertzberg 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

Sonny Hertzberg

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Hertzberg 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Sonny Hertzberg 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Sonny Hertzberg 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Sonny Hertzberg 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Sonny Hertzberg 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Sonny Hertzberg 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Sonny Hertzberg 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 Sonny Hertzberg 8.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 2,563 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 260 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 618 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 293 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .299 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .792 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 9.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 164 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 35 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 18 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .294 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .833 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - 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.