Jim Les vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jim Les: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Les 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Jim Les 7 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Jim Les 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Les 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Jim Les 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Les 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 3.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Jim Les 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 1,210 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Jim Les 396 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Jim Les 930 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Jim Les 169 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Jim Les 20 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Jim Les 321 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Les .397 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Jim Les .396 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Jim Les .818 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 7.2 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 2.0 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 5.4 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 1.0 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 0 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Jim Les 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Jim Les 1 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Jim Les 0 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Jim Les 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Jim Les 3 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

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

3-Point Percentage Jim Les - Shaquille O'Neal -

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)