Bruce Hale vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Bruce Hale 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

Bruce Hale

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Hale 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Bruce Hale 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Bruce Hale 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Bruce Hale 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bruce Hale 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Bruce Hale 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Bruce Hale 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Hale 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Hale 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Bruce Hale 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Bruce Hale 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 Bruce Hale 9.1 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 1,297 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 49 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Bruce Hale 424 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Bruce Hale 142 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .333 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .763 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 6.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 43 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Bruce Hale 17 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Bruce Hale 7 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .350 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .882 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - 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.