Shaquille O'Neal vs. Jim Ware Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Ware 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.

Jim Ware

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Jim Ware: 1966-67 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Jim Ware 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Jim Ware 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Jim Ware 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Jim Ware 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jim Ware 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Jim Ware 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Jim Ware 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Jim Ware 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Jim Ware 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Jim Ware 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jim Ware 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Jim Ware 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Jim Ware 2.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Jim Ware 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Jim Ware - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Jim Ware 143

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Jim Ware 146

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Jim Ware 13

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Jim Ware 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Jim Ware .284

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Jim Ware - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Jim Ware .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Jim Ware 2.4 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Jim Ware 2.6 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Jim Ware 0.2 (1968)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Jim Ware 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Jim Ware 0.7

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Jim Ware 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Jim Ware - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Jim Ware 10

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Jim Ware 2

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Jim Ware 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Jim Ware 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Jim Ware .385

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Jim Ware - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Jim Ware -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Jim Ware 3.3 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Jim Ware 0.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Jim Ware 0.0 (1967)

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

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

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.