Gene James vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

Gene James

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene James 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Gene James 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Gene James 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Gene James 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Gene James 95 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Gene James 88 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Gene James 2 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Gene James 4 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Gene James - 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.