Jim Cleamons vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Cleamons 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Jim Cleamons 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Jim Cleamons 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.