Steve Hamilton vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Steve Hamilton 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

Steve Hamilton

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Hamilton: 1958-59 to 1959-60
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Hamilton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Steve Hamilton 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Steve Hamilton 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Steve Hamilton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Hamilton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Steve Hamilton 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Steve Hamilton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Hamilton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Hamilton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Steve Hamilton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Steve Hamilton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hamilton 4.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hamilton 3.4 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Steve Hamilton 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Steve Hamilton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Steve Hamilton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hamilton 368 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Steve Hamilton 278 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Steve Hamilton 43 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Steve Hamilton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Steve Hamilton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Steve Hamilton 82 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hamilton .372 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Steve Hamilton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hamilton .697 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hamilton 5.1 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hamilton 3.9 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Steve Hamilton 0.5 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hamilton 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hamilton 3.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Steve Hamilton 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Steve Hamilton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Steve Hamilton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hamilton 32 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Steve Hamilton 35 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Steve Hamilton 5 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Steve Hamilton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Steve Hamilton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Steve Hamilton 10 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hamilton .279 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Steve Hamilton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hamilton .800 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hamilton 3.2 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hamilton 3.5 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Steve Hamilton 0.5 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

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

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.