Gaylon Nickerson vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Gaylon Nickerson 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

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gaylon Nickerson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Gaylon Nickerson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Gaylon Nickerson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Gaylon Nickerson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)