Kyle Kuzma vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kyle Kuzma 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Kyle Kuzma 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Kyle Kuzma 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Kyle Kuzma 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)