Johnny McCarthy vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny McCarthy: 1956-57 to 1963-64
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny McCarthy 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Johnny McCarthy 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Johnny McCarthy 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Johnny McCarthy 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Johnny McCarthy 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Johnny McCarthy 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Johnny McCarthy 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 McCarthy 7.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 3.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 3.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny McCarthy 2,450 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Johnny McCarthy 1,145 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Johnny McCarthy 1,184 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

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

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

Total Games Johnny McCarthy 316 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny McCarthy .353 Shaquille O'Neal .582

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny McCarthy .622 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny McCarthy 12.9 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 4.8 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 5.4 (1961) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny McCarthy 5.9 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 3.6 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 4.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny McCarthy 159 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Johnny McCarthy 96 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Johnny McCarthy 132 Shaquille O'Neal 582

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

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

Total Games Johnny McCarthy 27 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny McCarthy .389 Shaquille O'Neal .563

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny McCarthy .733 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny McCarthy 8.1 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 4.6 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 7.0 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny McCarthy - 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.