Gail Goodrich vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gail Goodrich 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Gail Goodrich 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Gail Goodrich 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Gail Goodrich 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 Gail Goodrich 18.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.