Shaquille O'Neal vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Gene Vance 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Gene Vance 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Gene Vance 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Gene Vance 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Gene Vance 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Gene Vance 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Gene Vance 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 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Gene Vance - 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.