John Murphy vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Murphy 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons John Murphy 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played John Murphy 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Murphy 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP John Murphy 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Murphy 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year John Murphy 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 John Murphy 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy 32 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists John Murphy 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games John Murphy 20 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy .275 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy .667 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 (1947) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 (1947) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game John Murphy - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

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

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists John Murphy - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games John Murphy 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

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

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - 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.