Walt Kirk vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Walt Kirk 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

Walt Kirk

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Kirk 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Walt Kirk 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Walt Kirk 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Walt Kirk 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walt Kirk 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Walt Kirk 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Walt Kirk 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Kirk 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Kirk 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Walt Kirk 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Walt Kirk 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 Walt Kirk 7.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 907 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 44 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Walt Kirk 249 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Walt Kirk 118 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .305 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .718 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 5 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Walt Kirk 1 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Walt Kirk 3 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .286 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .167 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - 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.