Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)