Alton Lister vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Alton Lister 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

Alton Lister

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alton Lister: 1981-82 to 1997-98
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alton Lister 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Alton Lister 16 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Alton Lister 11 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Alton Lister 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alton Lister 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Alton Lister 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Alton Lister 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alton Lister 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alton Lister 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Alton Lister 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Alton Lister 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 6.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 6.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 6,298 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 5,996 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Alton Lister 914 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Alton Lister 351 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Alton Lister 1,473 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Alton Lister 953 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .512 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .111 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .597 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.6 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 9.4 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 (1985) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.6 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.4 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 7.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 5.8 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 617 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 506 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Alton Lister 70 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Alton Lister 39 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Alton Lister 142 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Alton Lister 87 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .505 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .000 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .640 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.9 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 7.8 (1985) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.9 (1985) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.6 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)