Darrall Imhoff vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Darrall Imhoff 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

Darrall Imhoff

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darrall Imhoff: 1960-61 to 1971-72
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darrall Imhoff 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Darrall Imhoff 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Darrall Imhoff 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Darrall Imhoff 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Darrall Imhoff 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Darrall Imhoff 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Darrall Imhoff 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darrall Imhoff 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darrall Imhoff 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Darrall Imhoff 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Darrall Imhoff 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 Darrall Imhoff 7.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 7.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Darrall Imhoff 5,759 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Darrall Imhoff 6,099 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Darrall Imhoff 1,405 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Darrall Imhoff 801 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darrall Imhoff .458 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Darrall Imhoff .594 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darrall Imhoff 13.6 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 13.3 (1967) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 2.7 (1967) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darrall Imhoff 6.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 8.2 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Darrall Imhoff 354 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Darrall Imhoff 442 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Darrall Imhoff 101 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Darrall Imhoff 54 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darrall Imhoff .478 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Darrall Imhoff - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Darrall Imhoff .580 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darrall Imhoff 18.2 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Darrall Imhoff 16.4 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Darrall Imhoff 2.4 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Darrall Imhoff - 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.