John Battle vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP John Battle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader John Battle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year John Battle 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals John Battle 273 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games John Battle 612 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists John Battle 80 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals John Battle 13 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games John Battle 55 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)