Ralph Beard vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

Ralph Beard

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ralph Beard: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ralph Beard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Ralph Beard 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Ralph Beard 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Ralph Beard 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ralph Beard 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Ralph Beard 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Ralph Beard 1 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ralph Beard 2 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ralph Beard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Ralph Beard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Ralph Beard 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 Ralph Beard 15.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Ralph Beard 3.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Ralph Beard 4.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Ralph Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Ralph Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ralph Beard 2,006 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Ralph Beard 251 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Ralph Beard 551 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Ralph Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Ralph Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Ralph Beard 126 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ralph Beard .366 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Ralph Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Ralph Beard .770 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ralph Beard 16.8 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ralph Beard 3.8 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Ralph Beard 4.8 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ralph Beard 16.5 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Ralph Beard 4.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Ralph Beard 4.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Ralph Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Ralph Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ralph Beard 132 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Ralph Beard 12 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Ralph Beard 35 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Ralph Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Ralph Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Ralph Beard 8 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ralph Beard .374 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Ralph Beard - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Ralph Beard .756 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ralph Beard 22.0 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ralph Beard 4.0 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Ralph Beard 4.4 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Ralph Beard - 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.