Shaquille O'Neal vs. Ed Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Peterson and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Ed Peterson

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Ed Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Ed Peterson 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Ed Peterson 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Ed Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ed Peterson 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ed Peterson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Ed Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Ed Peterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Ed Peterson 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Ed Peterson 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Ed Peterson 0 *

* 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 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Ed Peterson 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Ed Peterson 5.4 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Ed Peterson 0.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Ed Peterson 804

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Ed Peterson 288 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Ed Peterson 99

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Ed Peterson 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Ed Peterson .384

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Ed Peterson .627

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Ed Peterson 7.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Ed Peterson 5.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Ed Peterson 1.2 (1951)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Ed Peterson 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Ed Peterson - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Ed Peterson 0.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Ed Peterson 44

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Ed Peterson 0 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Ed Peterson 1

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Ed Peterson 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Ed Peterson .419

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Ed Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Ed Peterson .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Ed Peterson 4.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Ed Peterson - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Ed Peterson 0.1 (1950)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Ed Peterson - n/a **

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.