Ben Goldfaden vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Ben Goldfaden 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

Ben Goldfaden

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Goldfaden: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Goldfaden 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Ben Goldfaden 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Ben Goldfaden 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Ben Goldfaden 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ben Goldfaden 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Ben Goldfaden 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Ben Goldfaden 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Goldfaden 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Goldfaden 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Ben Goldfaden 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Ben Goldfaden 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 Ben Goldfaden 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Goldfaden 2 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Ben Goldfaden 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Ben Goldfaden 2 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Goldfaden .000 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Ben Goldfaden .500 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden 1.0 (1947) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden 0.0 (1947) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Goldfaden - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Ben Goldfaden - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Ben Goldfaden 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Goldfaden - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Ben Goldfaden - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

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

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.