Butch Lee vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Butch Lee 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

Butch Lee

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Lee 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Butch Lee 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Butch Lee 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Butch Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Butch Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Butch Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Butch Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Butch Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 8.1 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 773 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 137 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Butch Lee 307 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Butch Lee 87 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Butch Lee 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Butch Lee 96 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee .450 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee .761 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 9.2 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.5 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.6 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 1.0 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 2 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Butch Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Butch Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Butch Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Butch Lee 3 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee 1.000 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.