Shaquille O'Neal vs. Sam Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Williams 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.

Sam Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Sam Williams: 1968-69 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Sam Williams 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Sam Williams 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Sam Williams 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Sam Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Sam Williams 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Sam Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Sam Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Sam Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Sam Williams 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Sam Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Sam Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Sam Williams 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Sam Williams 1.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Sam Williams 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Sam Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Sam Williams 255

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Sam Williams 116

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Sam Williams 64

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Sam Williams 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Sam Williams .353

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Sam Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Sam Williams .531

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Sam Williams 4.1 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Sam Williams 2.0 (1969)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Sam Williams 1.1 (1969)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Sam Williams 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Sam Williams 2.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Sam Williams 0.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Sam Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Sam Williams 8

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Sam Williams 4

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Sam Williams 1

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Sam Williams 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Sam Williams .571

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Sam Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Sam Williams .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Sam Williams 4.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Sam Williams 2.0 (1970)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Sam Williams 0.5 (1970)

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

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

Notes: ** 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.