Barney Cable vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Barney Cable 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

Barney Cable

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Barney Cable: 1958-59 to 1963-64
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Barney Cable 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Barney Cable 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Barney Cable 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Barney Cable 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Barney Cable 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Barney Cable 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Barney Cable 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Barney Cable 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Barney Cable 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Barney Cable 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Barney Cable 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 5.2 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 2,372 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 1,884 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Barney Cable 381 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Barney Cable 362 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .420 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .665 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 10.9 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.4 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.7 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.9 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 76 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 89 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Barney Cable 8 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Barney Cable 11 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .392 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .560 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 7.8 (1961) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 9.3 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.9 (1961) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

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

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.