Lew Hitch vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Lew Hitch 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

Lew Hitch

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lew Hitch 2 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Lew Hitch 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Lew Hitch 5 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Lew Hitch 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lew Hitch 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Lew Hitch 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Lew Hitch 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lew Hitch 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lew Hitch 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Lew Hitch 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Lew Hitch 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 Lew Hitch 5.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 5.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 2,075 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 2,183 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Lew Hitch 499 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Lew Hitch 414 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .376 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .674 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 3.9 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 4.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 145 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 167 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Lew Hitch 32 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Lew Hitch 37 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .360 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .585 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - 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.