Kleggie Hermsen vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Kleggie Hermsen 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

Kleggie Hermsen

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kleggie Hermsen: 1946-47 to 1952-53
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kleggie Hermsen 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Kleggie Hermsen 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Kleggie Hermsen 4 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Kleggie Hermsen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kleggie Hermsen 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Kleggie Hermsen 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Kleggie Hermsen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kleggie Hermsen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kleggie Hermsen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Kleggie Hermsen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Kleggie Hermsen 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 9.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 5.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kleggie Hermsen 2,669 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Kleggie Hermsen 467 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Kleggie Hermsen 366 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Kleggie Hermsen 288 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .297 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .654 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 12.0 (1948) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 6.3 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.7 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 10.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kleggie Hermsen 276 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Kleggie Hermsen 3 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Kleggie Hermsen 29 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Kleggie Hermsen 26 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .261 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .689 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 12.3 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.5 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 2.5 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.