Kyrie Irving vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Kyrie Irving 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2024-25
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 14 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 9 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kyrie Irving 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Kyrie Irving 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Kyrie Irving 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Kyrie Irving 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 18,433 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 3,173 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,365 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 1,022 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 337 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Kyrie Irving 779 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .394 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .888 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 2,211 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 353 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 471 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 128 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 53 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Kyrie Irving 96 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .458 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .392 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .883 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)