Al Brightman vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Al Brightman 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

Al Brightman

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Brightman: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Brightman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Al Brightman 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Al Brightman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Al Brightman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Al Brightman 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Al Brightman 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Al Brightman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Brightman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al Brightman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Al Brightman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Al Brightman 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* 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 Al Brightman 9.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Al Brightman 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Brightman 567 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Al Brightman 60 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Al Brightman 58 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Brightman .256 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Al Brightman .627 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Brightman 9.8 (1947) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Al Brightman 1.0 (1947) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Brightman - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Al Brightman - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Brightman - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Al Brightman - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Al Brightman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Brightman - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Al Brightman - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Brightman - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Al Brightman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Al Brightman - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Al Brightman - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.