Caron Butler vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Caron Butler 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

Caron Butler

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Caron Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Caron Butler 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Caron Butler 14 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Caron Butler 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Caron Butler 2 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Caron Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Caron Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Caron Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Caron Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Caron Butler 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 14.1 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 12,430 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 4,387 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Caron Butler 2,007 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Caron Butler 1,163 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Caron Butler 216 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Caron Butler 881 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .434 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .348 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .847 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 20.8 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 7.4 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 4.9 (2008) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2008) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 (2003) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 11.7 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 758 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 346 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Caron Butler 103 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Caron Butler 73 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Caron Butler 23 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Caron Butler 65 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .399 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .286 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .838 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 19.7 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 10.5 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 3.8 (2008) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2004) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.8 (2010) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)