Alex Groza vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Alex Groza 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

Alex Groza

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Groza 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Alex Groza 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Alex Groza 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Alex Groza 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alex Groza 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Alex Groza 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Alex Groza 2 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Groza 2 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Groza 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Alex Groza 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Alex Groza 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 Alex Groza 22.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Groza 10.7 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Alex Groza 2.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Groza 2,925 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Alex Groza 709 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Alex Groza 318 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Alex Groza - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Alex Groza - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Alex Groza 130 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Groza .474 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Alex Groza - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Alex Groza .756 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Groza 23.4 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Alex Groza 2.5 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Groza 26.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Alex Groza 14.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Alex Groza 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Groza 234 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Alex Groza 42 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Alex Groza 14 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Alex Groza - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Alex Groza - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Alex Groza 9 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Groza .544 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Alex Groza - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Alex Groza .804 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Groza 32.3 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Alex Groza 2.0 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Alex Groza - 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.