Tom Meschery vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Tom Meschery 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

Tom Meschery

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Meschery: 1961-62 to 1970-71
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Meschery 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Tom Meschery 10 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Tom Meschery 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Tom Meschery 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Meschery 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Tom Meschery 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Tom Meschery 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Meschery 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Meschery 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Tom Meschery 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Tom Meschery 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 12.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 8.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Meschery 9,904 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Tom Meschery 6,698 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Tom Meschery 1,331 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Tom Meschery - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Tom Meschery - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Tom Meschery 778 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Meschery .441 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Tom Meschery - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Tom Meschery .745 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 16.0 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 10.2 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.4 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 16.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 8.8 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Meschery 636 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Tom Meschery 344 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Tom Meschery 78 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Tom Meschery - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Tom Meschery - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Tom Meschery 39 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Meschery .428 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Tom Meschery - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Tom Meschery .809 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 20.1 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 11.5 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.7 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

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

Notes: ** 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.