Shaquille O'Neal vs. Nick Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Young and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Nick Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Nick Young: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Nick Young 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Nick Young 12

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Nick Young 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Nick Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Nick Young 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Nick Young 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Nick Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Nick Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Nick Young 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Nick Young 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Nick Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Nick Young 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Nick Young 2.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Nick Young 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Nick Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Nick Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Nick Young 8,194

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Nick Young 1,427

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Nick Young 687

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Nick Young 394

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Nick Young 135

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Nick Young 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Nick Young .418

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Nick Young .376

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Nick Young .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Nick Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Nick Young 2.7 (2011)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Nick Young 1.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Nick Young 0.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Nick Young 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Nick Young 0.7

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Nick Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Nick Young 0.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Nick Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Nick Young 148

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Nick Young 26

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Nick Young 8

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Nick Young 6

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Nick Young 4

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Nick Young 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Nick Young .357

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Nick Young .378

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Nick Young .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Nick Young 8.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Nick Young 1.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Nick Young 0.5 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Nick Young 0.4 (2012)