Darius Garland vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Darius Garland 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

Darius Garland

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Darius Garland 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Darius Garland 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Darius Garland 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darius Garland 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darius Garland 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Darius Garland 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Darius Garland 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.4 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.9 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 132 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 15 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Darius Garland 37 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Darius Garland 10 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Darius Garland 1 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Darius Garland 7 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .451 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .409 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .815 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.0 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.0 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 (2023) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)