Chris Ford vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Chris Ford 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

Chris Ford

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Ford: 1972-73 to 1981-82
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Ford 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Chris Ford 10 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Chris Ford 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Chris Ford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chris Ford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Chris Ford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Chris Ford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Ford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Ford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Chris Ford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Chris Ford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Ford 9.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 3.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 1.6 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Ford 7,314 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Chris Ford 2,394 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Chris Ford 2,719 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Chris Ford 1,152 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Chris Ford 192 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Chris Ford 794 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Ford .460 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Chris Ford .375 * Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Chris Ford .731 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Ford 15.4 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 3.7 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 4.6 (1978) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 2.2 (1977) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.4 (1980) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Ford 7.5 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 0.9 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Ford 434 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Chris Ford 168 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Chris Ford 151 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Chris Ford 52 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Chris Ford 15 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Chris Ford 58 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Ford .440 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Chris Ford .244 * Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Chris Ford .688 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Ford 13.7 (1977) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 6.3 (1977) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 4.4 (1976) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 2.3 (1977) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.7 (1980) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.