Jerome Kersey vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Jerome Kersey 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

Jerome Kersey

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome Kersey 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Jerome Kersey 17 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Jerome Kersey 15 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Jerome Kersey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jerome Kersey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Jerome Kersey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Jerome Kersey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerome Kersey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerome Kersey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Jerome Kersey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Jerome Kersey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 10.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.5 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 11,825 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 6,339 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 2,134 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 1,439 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 799 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Jerome Kersey 1,153 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .465 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .201 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .690 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 12.4 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 1,557 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 717 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 233 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 168 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 80 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Jerome Kersey 126 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .469 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .095 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .727 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)