Jerry Lucas vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Jerry Lucas 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

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jerry Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Jerry Lucas 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Jerry Lucas 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * 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.