Earl Jones vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Jones: 1984-85 to 1985-86
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Earl Jones 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Earl Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Earl Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Earl Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Jones 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Jones 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Earl Jones 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Jones 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Jones 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Jones 13 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Earl Jones 10 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Earl Jones 4 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Earl Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Earl Jones 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Earl Jones 14 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Jones .385 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Earl Jones .750 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Jones 1.1 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Jones 0.8 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Earl Jones 0.3 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Earl Jones 0.0 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Earl Jones 0.1 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Earl Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Earl Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)