Gilbert Arenas vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Gilbert Arenas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Gilbert Arenas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)