Matt Maloney vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Matt Maloney 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

Matt Maloney

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Maloney: 1996-97 to 2002-03
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Maloney 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Matt Maloney 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Matt Maloney 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Matt Maloney 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Maloney 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Matt Maloney 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Matt Maloney 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Maloney 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Maloney 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Matt Maloney 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Matt Maloney 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 7.4 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Maloney 2,177 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Matt Maloney 500 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Matt Maloney 852 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Matt Maloney 240 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Matt Maloney 14 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Matt Maloney 295 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Maloney .408 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Matt Maloney .372 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Matt Maloney .797 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 9.4 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 2.1 (2001) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.7 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 1.0 (2001) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.1 (2001) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 10.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Maloney 212 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Matt Maloney 27 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Matt Maloney 68 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Matt Maloney 12 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Matt Maloney 5 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Matt Maloney 21 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Maloney .388 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Matt Maloney .375 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Matt Maloney .733 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Maloney 11.2 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Maloney 1.6 (1998) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Matt Maloney 3.6 (1998) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Matt Maloney 0.6 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Matt Maloney 0.4 (1998) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)