Bill Cartwright vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Bill Cartwright 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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Bill Cartwright 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)