Jim Nolan vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Nolan: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Nolan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Jim Nolan 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Jim Nolan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Nolan 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Jim Nolan 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Nolan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Jim Nolan 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Nolan 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Nolan 8 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Jim Nolan 4 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

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

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

Total Games Jim Nolan 5 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Nolan .190 Shaquille O'Neal .582

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

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

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Nolan 1.6 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Nolan - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

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

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Jim Nolan - Shaquille O'Neal 582

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

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

Total Games Jim Nolan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.