James Anderson vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and James Anderson 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

James Anderson

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Anderson: 2010-11 to 2015-16
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Anderson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons James Anderson 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played James Anderson 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games James Anderson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Anderson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP James Anderson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team James Anderson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader James Anderson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year James Anderson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 5.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 1,422 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds James Anderson 560 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists James Anderson 291 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals James Anderson 121 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks James Anderson 55 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games James Anderson 247 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .411 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .321 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .755 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 10.1 (2014) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 3.8 (2014) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.9 (2014) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.9 (2014) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2014) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 13 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds James Anderson 9 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists James Anderson 3 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals James Anderson 1 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks James Anderson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games James Anderson 10 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .357 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .286 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .500 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.4 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.0 (2013) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 (2013) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)