Earl Cureton vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Cureton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Earl Cureton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Earl Cureton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Earl Cureton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)