Vern Gardner vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

Vern Gardner

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Vern Gardner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Vern Gardner 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 Vern Gardner 8.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - 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.