Stephen Howard vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Stephen Howard 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

Stephen Howard

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Howard: 1992-93 to 1997-98
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Stephen Howard 4 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Stephen Howard 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Stephen Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Stephen Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Stephen Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Stephen Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Stephen Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Howard 336 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Stephen Howard 173 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Stephen Howard 25 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Stephen Howard 38 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Stephen Howard 28 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Stephen Howard 120 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Howard .481 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Stephen Howard - Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Howard .631 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 3.6 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.8 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 (1998) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.4 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.3 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 1.5 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Howard 23 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Stephen Howard 11 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Stephen Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Stephen Howard 1 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Stephen Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Stephen Howard 15 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Howard .353 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Stephen Howard - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Howard .733 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 1.8 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.0 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)