John Duren vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Duren: 1980-81 to 1982-83
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Duren 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons John Duren 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played John Duren 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Duren 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP John Duren 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Duren 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren 3.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren 712 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds John Duren 226 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists John Duren 411 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals John Duren 104 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks John Duren 11 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games John Duren 201 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren .435 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage John Duren .120 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage John Duren .750 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Duren 4.5 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.3 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.4 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.8 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games John Duren 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game John Duren - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)