Al Cervi vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Cervi: 1949-50 to 1952-53
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Cervi 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Al Cervi 4 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Al Cervi 4 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Al Cervi 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Al Cervi 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Cervi 1 Shaquille O'Neal 14

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

Scoring Leader Al Cervi 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Al Cervi 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 Cervi 7.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 1.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Cervi 1,591 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Al Cervi 261 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Al Cervi 648 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

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

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

Total Games Al Cervi 202 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Cervi .359 Shaquille O'Neal .582

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

Free Throw Percentage Al Cervi .839 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Cervi 10.2 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 2.9 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 4.7 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Cervi 8.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 2.7 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 3.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Cervi 216 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Al Cervi 43 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Al Cervi 106 Shaquille O'Neal 582

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

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

Total Games Al Cervi 27 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Cervi .314 Shaquille O'Neal .563

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

Free Throw Percentage Al Cervi .866 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Cervi 11.1 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 4.7 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 5.4 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

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

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.