JaVale McGee vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP JaVale McGee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP JaVale McGee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team JaVale McGee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader JaVale McGee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year JaVale McGee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)