Dave Minor vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

Dave Minor

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Minor: 1951-52 to 1952-53
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Minor 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Dave Minor 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Dave Minor 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Dave Minor 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Minor 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Dave Minor 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Dave Minor 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Minor 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Minor 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Dave Minor 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Dave Minor 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 Dave Minor 7.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Minor 4.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Dave Minor 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Dave Minor - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Minor - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Minor 877 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Dave Minor 527 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Dave Minor 288 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Dave Minor - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Dave Minor - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Dave Minor 116 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Minor .360 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Dave Minor - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Dave Minor .754 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Minor 8.3 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Minor 4.8 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Dave Minor 2.8 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Minor - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Minor - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Dave Minor - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Dave Minor - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Minor - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Minor - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Dave Minor - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Dave Minor - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Dave Minor - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Dave Minor - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Dave Minor 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Minor - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Dave Minor - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Minor - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Minor - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Minor - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Dave Minor - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Dave Minor - 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.