Joe Fulks vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Joe Fulks 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

Joe Fulks

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Fulks 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Joe Fulks 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Joe Fulks 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 Joe Fulks 16.4 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - 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.