Josh Howard vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Josh Howard 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

Josh Howard

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Howard: 2003-04 to 2012-13
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Josh Howard 10 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Josh Howard 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Josh Howard 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Josh Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Josh Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Josh Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Josh Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Josh Howard 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 5.7 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 7,270 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 2,886 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Josh Howard 817 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Josh Howard 530 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Josh Howard 276 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Josh Howard 507 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .448 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .332 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .770 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 19.9 (2008) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 7.0 (2008) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2008) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 (2005) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.8 (2004) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 6.9 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 976 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 458 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Josh Howard 101 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Josh Howard 66 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Josh Howard 39 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Josh Howard 66 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .440 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .311 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .782 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 21.3 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 9.8 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.8 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 1.2 (2004) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)