Cliff Barker vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Cliff Barker 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

Cliff Barker

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Barker: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Barker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Cliff Barker 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Cliff Barker 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Cliff Barker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Barker 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Cliff Barker 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Cliff Barker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Cliff Barker 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Cliff Barker 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 3.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 557 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 181 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Cliff Barker 294 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Cliff Barker 149 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .316 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .662 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 (1952) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.2 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 4.7 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 42 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 15 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Cliff Barker 23 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Cliff Barker 9 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .320 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .556 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 3.3 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

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

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.