Vern Hatton vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Hatton: 1958-59 to 1961-62
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Hatton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Vern Hatton 4 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Vern Hatton 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Hatton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Vern Hatton 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Vern Hatton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Vern Hatton 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 Vern Hatton 5.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.4 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 1,244 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 531 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Vern Hatton 318 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

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

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

Total Games Vern Hatton 225 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

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

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

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .714 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 8.1 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.8 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 2.5 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 9 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 3 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Vern Hatton 1 Shaquille O'Neal 582

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

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

Total Games Vern Hatton 6 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .308 Shaquille O'Neal .563

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

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .333 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - 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.