Dean Meminger vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Dean Meminger 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

Dean Meminger

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dean Meminger: 1971-72 to 1976-77
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dean Meminger 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Dean Meminger 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Dean Meminger 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Dean Meminger 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dean Meminger 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Dean Meminger 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Dean Meminger 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dean Meminger 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dean Meminger 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Dean Meminger 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Dean Meminger 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 6.1 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 0.9 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Meminger 2,552 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Dean Meminger 1,086 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Dean Meminger 1,046 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Dean Meminger 242 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Dean Meminger 28 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Dean Meminger 416 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Meminger .475 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Dean Meminger - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Dean Meminger .627 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 8.3 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 3.6 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 5.0 (1975) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 1.5 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.1 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 3.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 0.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Meminger 169 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Dean Meminger 104 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Dean Meminger 82 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Dean Meminger 4 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Dean Meminger 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Dean Meminger 45 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Meminger .455 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Dean Meminger - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Dean Meminger .561 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 4.8 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 2.7 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 2.2 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 0.3 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.0 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.