Kevin Love vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 5 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Love 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Kevin Love 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Kevin Love 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Kevin Love 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Shaquille O'Neal 0

Rookie of The Year Kevin Love 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 13.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,103 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 720 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Kevin Love 140 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Kevin Love 83 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .398 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)