David Lee vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP David Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader David Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year David Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals David Lee 625 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games David Lee 829 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists David Lee 43 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals David Lee 14 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games David Lee 43 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)