Larry Foust vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Larry Foust 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

Larry Foust

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Foust: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Foust 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Larry Foust 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Larry Foust 10 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Larry Foust 8 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Foust 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Larry Foust 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Larry Foust 1 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Foust 2 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Foust 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Larry Foust 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rebounds Leader Larry Foust 1 Shaquille O'Neal 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Foust 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 Larry Foust 13.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Foust 9.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Larry Foust 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Larry Foust - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Foust - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Foust 11,198 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Larry Foust 8,041 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Larry Foust 1,368 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Larry Foust - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Larry Foust - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Larry Foust 817 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Foust .405 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Larry Foust - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Larry Foust .741 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Foust 17.0 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Foust 13.4 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Larry Foust 3.0 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Foust 12.4 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Foust 9.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Larry Foust 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Foust - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Foust - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Foust 902 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Larry Foust 707 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Larry Foust 94 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Larry Foust - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Larry Foust - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Larry Foust 73 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Foust .394 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Larry Foust - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Foust .781 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Foust 22.5 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Foust 15.0 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Larry Foust 3.0 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry Foust - 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.