Shaquille O'Neal vs. Don Otten Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Otten 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.

Don Otten

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Don Otten: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Don Otten 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Don Otten 4

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Don Otten 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Don Otten 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Don Otten 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Don Otten 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Don Otten 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Don Otten 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Don Otten 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Don Otten 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Don Otten 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Don Otten 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Don Otten 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Don Otten 1.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Don Otten 2,294

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Don Otten 928 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Don Otten 297

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Don Otten 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Don Otten .357

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Don Otten .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Don Otten 12.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Don Otten 6.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Don Otten 1.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Don Otten - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Don Otten 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Don Otten 6.3 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Don Otten 2.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Don Otten 70

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Don Otten 19 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Don Otten 14

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Don Otten 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Don Otten .353

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Don Otten .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Don Otten 20.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Don Otten 6.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Don Otten 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Don Otten - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.