Thomas Gardner vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Thomas Gardner 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

Thomas Gardner

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thomas Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Thomas Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Thomas Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Thomas Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Thomas Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)