Keith Closs vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Keith Closs 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

Keith Closs

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Keith Closs 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Keith Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Keith Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Keith Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Keith Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Keith Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Keith Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Keith Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs 3.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs 502 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Keith Closs 372 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Keith Closs 44 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Keith Closs 28 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Keith Closs 163 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Keith Closs 130 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs .471 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs .000 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs .606 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs 4.2 (2000) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 3.1 (2000) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.4 (2000) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 (2000) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.4 (1998) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Keith Closs 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)