Charles Oakley vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Oakley 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

Charles Oakley

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles Oakley: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Oakley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Charles Oakley 19 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Charles Oakley 15 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Charles Oakley 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Charles Oakley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Charles Oakley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Charles Oakley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charles Oakley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Charles Oakley 1 Shaquille O'Neal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Charles Oakley 2 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Charles Oakley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Charles Oakley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 9.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 9.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Oakley 12,417 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Charles Oakley 12,205 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Charles Oakley 3,217 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Charles Oakley 1,351 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Charles Oakley 384 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Charles Oakley 1,282 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Oakley .471 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Charles Oakley .253 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Charles Oakley .761 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 14.6 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 13.1 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 3.6 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.6 (1998) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.6 (2001) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 10.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 10.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Oakley 1,550 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Charles Oakley 1,445 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Charles Oakley 283 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Charles Oakley 178 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Charles Oakley 42 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Charles Oakley 144 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Oakley .459 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Charles Oakley .366 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Charles Oakley .755 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 20.0 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 15.3 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 3.7 (1995) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 2.2 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.7 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)