Gene Banks vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Gene Banks 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

Gene Banks

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Banks: 1981-82 to 1986-87
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Banks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Gene Banks 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Gene Banks 5 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Gene Banks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene Banks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Gene Banks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Gene Banks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Banks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Banks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Gene Banks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Gene Banks 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 11.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 5,305 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 2,718 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Gene Banks 1,335 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Gene Banks 436 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Gene Banks 101 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Gene Banks 468 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .539 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .043 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .730 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 14.9 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 7.6 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 3.4 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.3 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1984) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 10.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 292 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 137 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Gene Banks 67 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Gene Banks 16 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Gene Banks 4 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Gene Banks 27 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .504 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .000 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .596 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 15.9 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 6.9 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 4.5 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.0 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)