Em Bryant vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Em Bryant 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

Em Bryant

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Em Bryant: 1964-65 to 1971-72
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Em Bryant 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Em Bryant 8 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Em Bryant 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Em Bryant 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Em Bryant 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Em Bryant 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Em Bryant 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Em Bryant 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Em Bryant 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Em Bryant 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Em Bryant 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Em Bryant 6.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Em Bryant 3,722 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Em Bryant 1,593 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Em Bryant 1,700 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Em Bryant - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Em Bryant - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Em Bryant 566 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Em Bryant .410 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Em Bryant - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Em Bryant .690 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Em Bryant 10.0 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 4.3 (1967) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 4.8 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Em Bryant 8.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 4.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Em Bryant - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Em Bryant 231 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Em Bryant 111 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Em Bryant 70 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Em Bryant - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Em Bryant - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Em Bryant 27 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Em Bryant .388 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Em Bryant - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Em Bryant .797 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Em Bryant 11.0 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Em Bryant 4.9 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Em Bryant 3.0 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

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

Notes: ** 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.