Darwin Cook vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Darwin Cook 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

Darwin Cook

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Darwin Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Darwin Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Darwin Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Darwin Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Darwin Cook 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)