Jim Burns vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Jim Burns 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

Jim Burns

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Jim Burns 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Jim Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Jim Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Jim Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Jim Burns 3 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Jim Burns 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.