Larry Jones vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Larry Jones 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

Larry Jones

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Jones: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Larry Jones 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Larry Jones 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Larry Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Larry Jones 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Larry Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Larry Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Larry Jones 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 Larry Jones 9.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Larry Jones 1.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Jones 0.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Jones 854 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Larry Jones 241 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Larry Jones 270 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Larry Jones 85 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Larry Jones 18 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Larry Jones 95 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Jones .400 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Larry Jones - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Larry Jones .815 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Jones 10.0 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 2.6 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 3.2 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Larry Jones 1.2 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Larry Jones 0.3 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Jones 3.4 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Jones - * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Jones - * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Jones 17 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Larry Jones 4 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Larry Jones 2 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Larry Jones 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Larry Jones 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Larry Jones 5 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Jones .417 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Larry Jones - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Jones .636 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Jones 3.4 (1965) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 0.8 (1965) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 0.4 (1965) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Larry Jones - * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Larry Jones - * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.