Sundiata Gaines vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Sundiata Gaines 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

Sundiata Gaines

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sundiata Gaines: 2009-10 to 2011-12
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Sundiata Gaines 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Sundiata Gaines 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 4.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 508 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 175 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 207 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 83 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 3 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 113 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .397 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines .301 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .562 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 5.1 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.9 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.0 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2011) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 11 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 2 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 5 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .833 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines 1.000 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .000 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)