Steve Hayes vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Steve Hayes 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

Steve Hayes

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Hayes: 1981-82 to 1985-86
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Hayes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Steve Hayes 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Steve Hayes 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Steve Hayes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Hayes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Steve Hayes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Hayes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 545 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 526 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Steve Hayes 85 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Steve Hayes 32 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 102 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Steve Hayes 212 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes .482 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes .000 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes .500 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 4.0 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 3.6 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.8 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.3 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.6 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 2 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Steve Hayes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Steve Hayes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Steve Hayes 1 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes 1.000 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)