Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Howie Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Shannon and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Howie Shannon: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Howie Shannon 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 Howie Shannon 2

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Howie Shannon 0

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Howie Shannon 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Howie Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Howie Shannon 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Howie Shannon 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Howie Shannon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Howie Shannon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Howie Shannon 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Howie Shannon 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Howie Shannon 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Howie Shannon 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Howie Shannon 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 24.0 Howie Shannon 10.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Howie Shannon 2.5

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,683 Howie Shannon 1,323

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,586 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,316 Howie Shannon 299

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 964 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,069 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 863 Howie Shannon 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Howie Shannon .355

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .285 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Howie Shannon .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 36.3 (2026) Howie Shannon 13.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.0 (2026) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 7.0 (2026) Howie Shannon 2.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Howie Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Howie Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Howie Shannon -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Howie Shannon -

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Howie Shannon -

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Howie Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Howie Shannon -

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Howie Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Howie Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Howie Shannon -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Howie Shannon - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.