Paul Hoffman vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

Paul Hoffman

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Hoffman: 1947-48 to 1954-55
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Hoffman 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Paul Hoffman 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Paul Hoffman 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Paul Hoffman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paul Hoffman 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Paul Hoffman 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Paul Hoffman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Hoffman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Hoffman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Paul Hoffman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Paul Hoffman 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 Paul Hoffman 10.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Hoffman 5.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Paul Hoffman 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Paul Hoffman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Paul Hoffman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Hoffman 3,234 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Paul Hoffman 1,129 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Paul Hoffman 911 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Paul Hoffman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Paul Hoffman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Paul Hoffman 317 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Hoffman .340 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Paul Hoffman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Paul Hoffman .676 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Hoffman 14.4 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Hoffman 6.8 (1954) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Paul Hoffman 4.0 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Hoffman 11.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Hoffman 3.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Paul Hoffman 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Paul Hoffman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Hoffman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Hoffman 146 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Paul Hoffman 7 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Paul Hoffman 18 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Paul Hoffman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Paul Hoffman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Paul Hoffman 13 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Hoffman .290 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Paul Hoffman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Hoffman .649 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Hoffman 11.7 (1948) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Hoffman 3.5 (1953) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Paul Hoffman 5.5 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Hoffman - 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.