Bud Grant vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Bud Grant that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

Bud Grant

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Bud Grant	1
Shaquille O'Neal	4

NBA Seasons

Bud Grant	2
Shaquille O'Neal	19

Playoffs Played

Bud Grant	2
Shaquille O'Neal	17

All-Star Games

Bud Grant	0
Shaquille O'Neal	15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP

Bud Grant	0		*
Shaquille O'Neal	1

Finals MVP

Bud Grant	0		*
Shaquille O'Neal	3

All-NBA First Team

Bud Grant	0
Shaquille O'Neal	8

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Bud Grant	0
Shaquille O'Neal	14

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Bud Grant	0
Shaquille O'Neal	3

Scoring Leader

Bud Grant	0
Shaquille O'Neal	2

Rookie of The Year

Bud Grant	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

Bud Grant	2.6
Shaquille O'Neal	23.7

Rebounds Per Game

Bud Grant	1.9		*
Shaquille O'Neal	10.9

Assists Per Game

Bud Grant	0.9
Shaquille O'Neal	2.5

Steals Per Game

Bud Grant	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	0.6

Blocks Per Game

Bud Grant	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points

Bud Grant	249
Shaquille O'Neal	28,596

Total Rebounds

Bud Grant	115		*
Shaquille O'Neal	13,099

Total Assists

Bud Grant	90
Shaquille O'Neal	3,026

Total Steals

Bud Grant	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	739

Total Blocks

Bud Grant	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	2,732

Total Games

Bud Grant	96
Shaquille O'Neal	1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Bud Grant	.318
Shaquille O'Neal	.582

3-Point Percentage

Bud Grant	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	.045

Free Throw Percentage

Bud Grant	.590
Shaquille O'Neal	.527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Bud Grant	2.6		(1950)
Shaquille O'Neal	29.7		(2000)

Rebounds Per Game

Bud Grant	1.9		(1951)	*
Shaquille O'Neal	13.9		(1993)

Assists Per Game

Bud Grant	1.2		(1951)
Shaquille O'Neal	3.8		(2000)

Steals Per Game

Bud Grant	-			n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	0.9		(1994)

Blocks Per Game

Bud Grant	-			n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	3.5		(1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Bud Grant	3.2
Shaquille O'Neal	24.3

Rebounds Per Game

Bud Grant	0.8		*
Shaquille O'Neal	11.6

Assists Per Game

Bud Grant	0.4
Shaquille O'Neal	2.7

Steals Per Game

Bud Grant	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	0.5

Blocks Per Game

Bud Grant	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points

Bud Grant	54
Shaquille O'Neal	5,250

Total Rebounds

Bud Grant	5		*
Shaquille O'Neal	2,508

Total Assists

Bud Grant	7
Shaquille O'Neal	582

Total Steals

Bud Grant	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	117

Total Blocks

Bud Grant	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	459

Total Games

Bud Grant	17
Shaquille O'Neal	216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Bud Grant	.393
Shaquille O'Neal	.563

3-Point Percentage

Bud Grant	-		n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	-

Free Throw Percentage

Bud Grant	.588
Shaquille O'Neal	.504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Bud Grant	3.9		(1950)
Shaquille O'Neal	30.7		(2000)

Rebounds Per Game

Bud Grant	0.8		(1951)	*
Shaquille O'Neal	15.4		(2001)

Assists Per Game

Bud Grant	0.6		(1950)
Shaquille O'Neal	4.6		(1996)

Steals Per Game

Bud Grant	-			n/a **
Shaquille O'Neal	1.0		(2008)

Blocks Per Game

Bud Grant	-			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.