Cal Christensen vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Cal Christensen 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

Cal Christensen

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cal Christensen: 1950-51 to 1954-55
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cal Christensen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Cal Christensen 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Cal Christensen 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Cal Christensen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cal Christensen 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Cal Christensen 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Cal Christensen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cal Christensen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cal Christensen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Cal Christensen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Cal Christensen 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 Cal Christensen 5.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Cal Christensen 5.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Cal Christensen 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Cal Christensen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Cal Christensen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Cal Christensen 1,507 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Cal Christensen 1,587 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Cal Christensen 460 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Cal Christensen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Cal Christensen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Cal Christensen 291 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cal Christensen .330 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Cal Christensen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Cal Christensen .606 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cal Christensen 6.6 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cal Christensen 7.8 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Cal Christensen 2.4 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cal Christensen 3.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Cal Christensen 4.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Cal Christensen 1.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Cal Christensen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Cal Christensen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Cal Christensen 42 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Cal Christensen 45 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Cal Christensen 16 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Cal Christensen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Cal Christensen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Cal Christensen 11 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cal Christensen .308 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Cal Christensen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Cal Christensen .563 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cal Christensen 5.3 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cal Christensen 5.8 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Cal Christensen 2.5 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Cal Christensen - 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.