Johnny Green vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Green: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Green 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Johnny Green 14 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Johnny Green 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Johnny Green 4 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Johnny Green 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Johnny Green 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Johnny Green 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

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

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Green 11.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 8.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Green 12,281 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Johnny Green 9,083 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Johnny Green 1,449 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

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

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

Total Games Johnny Green 1,057 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Green .493 Shaquille O'Neal .582

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Green .553 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Green 18.1 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 13.3 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 2.4 (1962) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Green 8.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 5.4 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Green 160 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Johnny Green 107 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Johnny Green 13 Shaquille O'Neal 582

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

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

Total Games Johnny Green 20 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Green .583 Shaquille O'Neal .563

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Green .433 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Green 13.7 (1966) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 9.0 (1966) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 1.3 (1966) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny Green - 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.