Cleveland Buckner vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Cleveland Buckner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.