Ed Macauley vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Ed Macauley 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

Ed Macauley

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Macauley: 1949-50 to 1958-59
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Macauley 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Ed Macauley 10 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Ed Macauley 8 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Ed Macauley 7 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ed Macauley 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Ed Macauley 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Ed Macauley 3 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ed Macauley 4 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ed Macauley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Ed Macauley 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Ed Macauley 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Macauley 17.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 7.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Macauley 11,234 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Ed Macauley 4,325 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Ed Macauley 2,079 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Ed Macauley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Ed Macauley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Ed Macauley 641 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Macauley .436 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Ed Macauley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Ed Macauley .761 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Macauley 20.4 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 9.1 (1953) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 4.1 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Macauley 13.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 6.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Macauley 648 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Ed Macauley 321 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Ed Macauley 138 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Ed Macauley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Ed Macauley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Ed Macauley 47 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Macauley .437 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Ed Macauley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Ed Macauley .729 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Macauley 23.3 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 11.0 (1952) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 4.6 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.