Shaquille O'Neal vs. Chet Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chet Walker 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.

Chet Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Chet Walker: 1962-63 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Chet Walker 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Chet Walker 13

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Chet Walker 13

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Chet Walker 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Chet Walker 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Chet Walker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Chet Walker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Chet Walker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Chet Walker 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Chet Walker 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Chet Walker 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Chet Walker 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Chet Walker 7.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Chet Walker 2.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Chet Walker 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Chet Walker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Chet Walker 18,831

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Chet Walker 7,314

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Chet Walker 2,126

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Chet Walker 117 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Chet Walker 10 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Chet Walker 1,032

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Chet Walker .470

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Chet Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Chet Walker .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Chet Walker 22.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Chet Walker 10.3 (1964)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Chet Walker 2.5 (1966)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Chet Walker 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Chet Walker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Chet Walker 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Chet Walker 7.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Chet Walker 2.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Chet Walker 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Chet Walker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Chet Walker 1,916

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Chet Walker 737

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Chet Walker 212

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Chet Walker 23 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Chet Walker 2 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Chet Walker 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Chet Walker .449

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Chet Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Chet Walker .787

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Chet Walker 21.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Chet Walker 10.4 (1964)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Chet Walker 3.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Chet Walker 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Chet Walker 0.1 (1974) *

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.