Alex Hannum vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Hannum: 1949-50 to 1956-57
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Hannum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Alex Hannum 8 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Alex Hannum 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Alex Hannum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alex Hannum 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Alex Hannum 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Alex Hannum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Hannum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

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

Scoring Leader Alex Hannum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Alex Hannum 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 Hannum 6.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 4.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Hannum 3,078 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Alex Hannum 2,013 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Alex Hannum 857 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

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

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

Total Games Alex Hannum 516 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Hannum .354 Shaquille O'Neal .582

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

Free Throw Percentage Alex Hannum .629 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 7.5 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 5.1 (1952) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 2.2 (1956) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 6.7 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 4.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Hannum 286 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Alex Hannum 128 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Alex Hannum 52 Shaquille O'Neal 582

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

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

Total Games Alex Hannum 43 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Hannum .394 Shaquille O'Neal .563

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

Free Throw Percentage Alex Hannum .565 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 8.5 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 6.7 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 2.4 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - 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.