Johnny Baum vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Johnny Baum 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

Johnny Baum

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Baum: 1969-70 to 1970-71
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Baum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Johnny Baum 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Johnny Baum 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Johnny Baum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Johnny Baum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Johnny Baum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Johnny Baum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Baum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Baum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Johnny Baum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Johnny Baum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 292 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 129 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Johnny Baum 31 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Johnny Baum 65 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum .414 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum .690 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.6 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Johnny Baum 0 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Johnny Baum 2 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - 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.