Nate Darling vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Nate Darling 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

Nate Darling

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Darling: 2020-21 to 2020-21
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Nate Darling 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Darling 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Nate Darling 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Darling 9 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Nate Darling 1 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Nate Darling 1 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Nate Darling 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Nate Darling 7 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Darling .286 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Nate Darling .286 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Nate Darling 1.000 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Darling 1.3 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Nate Darling 0.0 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Nate Darling 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)