Shaquille O'Neal vs. Woody Sauldsberry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Woody Sauldsberry 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.

Woody Sauldsberry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Woody Sauldsberry: 1957-58 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Woody Sauldsberry 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Woody Sauldsberry 7

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Woody Sauldsberry 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Woody Sauldsberry 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Woody Sauldsberry 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Woody Sauldsberry 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Woody Sauldsberry 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Woody Sauldsberry 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Woody Sauldsberry 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Woody Sauldsberry 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Woody Sauldsberry 1

* 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 Woody Sauldsberry 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Woody Sauldsberry 7.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Woody Sauldsberry 1.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Woody Sauldsberry 4,930

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Woody Sauldsberry 3,618

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Woody Sauldsberry 498

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Woody Sauldsberry 462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Woody Sauldsberry .348

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Woody Sauldsberry .610

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Woody Sauldsberry 15.4 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Woody Sauldsberry 11.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Woody Sauldsberry 1.6 (1960)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Woody Sauldsberry 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Woody Sauldsberry 8.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Woody Sauldsberry 1.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Woody Sauldsberry 383

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Woody Sauldsberry 259

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Woody Sauldsberry 52

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Woody Sauldsberry 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Woody Sauldsberry .351

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Woody Sauldsberry - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Woody Sauldsberry .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Woody Sauldsberry 13.7 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Woody Sauldsberry 10.9 (1958)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Woody Sauldsberry 2.8 (1961)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Woody Sauldsberry - 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.