Herm Gilliam vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Herm Gilliam 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

Herm Gilliam

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Gilliam 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Herm Gilliam 8 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Herm Gilliam 4 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Herm Gilliam 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Herm Gilliam 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Herm Gilliam 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Herm Gilliam 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Herm Gilliam 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Herm Gilliam 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 10.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 6,252 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 2,175 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 2,225 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 369 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 49 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Herm Gilliam 578 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .441 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .792 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 7.5 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 269 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 93 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 108 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 19 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 1 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Herm Gilliam 36 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .397 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .806 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) * 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.