LeRoy Ellis vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and LeRoy Ellis 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

LeRoy Ellis

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeRoy Ellis: 1962-63 to 1975-76
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeRoy Ellis 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons LeRoy Ellis 14 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played LeRoy Ellis 8 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games LeRoy Ellis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeRoy Ellis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP LeRoy Ellis 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team LeRoy Ellis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeRoy Ellis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeRoy Ellis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader LeRoy Ellis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year LeRoy Ellis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 9.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 8.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 10,176 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 8,709 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 1,405 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 146 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 151 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 1,048 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .442 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .728 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 15.9 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.3 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 3.2 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 463 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 463 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 44 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 64 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .413 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .693 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 14.4 (1965) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.1 (1965) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.0 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.