Matt Barnes vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Barnes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Matt Barnes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Matt Barnes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Matt Barnes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Matt Barnes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)