Carl Herrera vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Carl Herrera 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

Carl Herrera

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Herrera: 1991-92 to 1998-99
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Herrera 2 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Carl Herrera 8 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Carl Herrera 5 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Carl Herrera 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Carl Herrera 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Carl Herrera 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Carl Herrera 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Carl Herrera 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Carl Herrera 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Carl Herrera 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Carl Herrera 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 5.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 2,481 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 1,690 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Carl Herrera 261 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Carl Herrera 237 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 204 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Carl Herrera 465 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .476 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .143 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .643 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 8.0 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 5.6 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.7 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 3.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 2.4 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 137 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 98 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Carl Herrera 13 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Carl Herrera 10 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 6 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Carl Herrera 41 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .451 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .000 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .711 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 4.7 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.8 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 1.0 (1995) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)