Tommy Byrnes vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Tommy Byrnes that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

Tommy Byrnes

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Tommy Byrnes	0
Shaquille O'Neal	4

NBA Seasons

Tommy Byrnes	5
Shaquille O'Neal	19

Playoffs Played

Tommy Byrnes	2
Shaquille O'Neal	17

All-Star Games

Tommy Byrnes	0
Shaquille O'Neal	15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP

Tommy Byrnes	0		*
Shaquille O'Neal	1

Finals MVP

Tommy Byrnes	0		*
Shaquille O'Neal	3

All-NBA First Team

Tommy Byrnes	0
Shaquille O'Neal	8

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Tommy Byrnes	0
Shaquille O'Neal	14

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Tommy Byrnes	0
Shaquille O'Neal	3

Scoring Leader

Tommy Byrnes	0
Shaquille O'Neal	2

Rookie of The Year

Tommy Byrnes	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

Tommy Byrnes	6.5
Shaquille O'Neal	23.7

Rebounds Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	1.5		*
Shaquille O'Neal	10.9

Assists Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	1.2
Shaquille O'Neal	2.5

Steals Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	0.6

Blocks Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points

Tommy Byrnes	1,712
Shaquille O'Neal	28,596

Total Rebounds

Tommy Byrnes	72		*
Shaquille O'Neal	13,099

Total Assists

Tommy Byrnes	311
Shaquille O'Neal	3,026

Total Steals

Tommy Byrnes	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	739

Total Blocks

Tommy Byrnes	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	2,732

Total Games

Tommy Byrnes	265
Shaquille O'Neal	1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Tommy Byrnes	.299
Shaquille O'Neal	.582

3-Point Percentage

Tommy Byrnes	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	.045

Free Throw Percentage

Tommy Byrnes	.648
Shaquille O'Neal	.527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	7.6		(1947)
Shaquille O'Neal	29.7		(2000)

Rebounds Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	1.5		(1951)	*
Shaquille O'Neal	13.9		(1993)

Assists Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	1.8		(1949)
Shaquille O'Neal	3.8		(2000)

Steals Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	-			n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	0.9		(1994)

Blocks Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	-			n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	3.5		(1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	6.3
Shaquille O'Neal	24.3

Rebounds Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	-		*
Shaquille O'Neal	11.6

Assists Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	0.3
Shaquille O'Neal	2.7

Steals Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	0.5

Blocks Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points

Tommy Byrnes	50
Shaquille O'Neal	5,250

Total Rebounds

Tommy Byrnes	0		*
Shaquille O'Neal	2,508

Total Assists

Tommy Byrnes	2
Shaquille O'Neal	582

Total Steals

Tommy Byrnes	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	117

Total Blocks

Tommy Byrnes	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	459

Total Games

Tommy Byrnes	8
Shaquille O'Neal	216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Tommy Byrnes	.301
Shaquille O'Neal	.563

3-Point Percentage

Tommy Byrnes	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	-

Free Throw Percentage

Tommy Byrnes	.261
Shaquille O'Neal	.504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	8.7		(1948)
Shaquille O'Neal	30.7		(2000)

Rebounds Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	-			*
Shaquille O'Neal	15.4		(2001)

Assists Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	0.7		(1948)
Shaquille O'Neal	4.6		(1996)

Steals Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	-			n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	1.0		(2008)

Blocks Per Game

Tommy Byrnes	-			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.