Al Butler vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Butler: 1961-62 to 1964-65
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Al Butler 4 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Al Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Al Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Al Butler 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Al Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Al Butler 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 Al Butler 9.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Al Butler 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Butler 2,282 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Al Butler 696 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Al Butler 530 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

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

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

Total Games Al Butler 234 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Butler .439 Shaquille O'Neal .582

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

Free Throw Percentage Al Butler .739 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Butler 14.0 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler 5.7 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Al Butler 3.5 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Butler - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Al Butler - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

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

Total Rebounds Al Butler - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Al Butler - Shaquille O'Neal 582

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

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

Total Games Al Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Al Butler - 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.