Elijah Hughes vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Elijah Hughes 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Elijah Hughes: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elijah Hughes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Elijah Hughes 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Elijah Hughes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Elijah Hughes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Elijah Hughes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Elijah Hughes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Elijah Hughes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Hughes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Hughes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Elijah Hughes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Elijah Hughes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Hughes 157 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Elijah Hughes 67 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Elijah Hughes 28 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Elijah Hughes 15 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Elijah Hughes 9 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Elijah Hughes 54 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Hughes .328 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Elijah Hughes .280 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Hughes .769 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes 3.5 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes 1.6 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.6 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.4 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.2 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Elijah Hughes 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)