Austin Carr vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Austin Carr 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

Austin Carr

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Austin Carr 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Austin Carr 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Austin Carr 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Austin Carr 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Austin Carr 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.