Carl Nicks vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Nicks: 1980-81 to 1982-83
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Nicks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Carl Nicks 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Carl Nicks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Carl Nicks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Carl Nicks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Carl Nicks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Nicks 6.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Carl Nicks 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Carl Nicks 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Carl Nicks 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Carl Nicks 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Nicks 1,067 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Carl Nicks 297 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Carl Nicks 249 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Carl Nicks 132 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Carl Nicks 7 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Carl Nicks 156 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Nicks .462 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Carl Nicks .000 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Carl Nicks .570 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Nicks 7.4 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Nicks 2.9 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Carl Nicks 2.2 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Carl Nicks 0.9 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Carl Nicks 0.1 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Carl Nicks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Carl Nicks - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)