Tommy Kearns vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Tommy Kearns 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

Tommy Kearns

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Kearns: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Kearns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Tommy Kearns 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Tommy Kearns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Tommy Kearns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tommy Kearns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Tommy Kearns 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Tommy Kearns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Kearns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Kearns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Tommy Kearns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Tommy Kearns 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 Tommy Kearns 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Kearns 2 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Tommy Kearns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Tommy Kearns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Tommy Kearns 1 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Kearns 1.000 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns 2.0 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Tommy Kearns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - 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.