Mike Farmer vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Mike Farmer 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

Mike Farmer

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Farmer: 1958-59 to 1965-66
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Farmer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Mike Farmer 7 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Mike Farmer 4 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Mike Farmer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Farmer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Mike Farmer 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Mike Farmer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Farmer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Farmer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Mike Farmer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Mike Farmer 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 Mike Farmer 6.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 4.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Farmer 2,816 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Mike Farmer 1,950 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Mike Farmer 550 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Mike Farmer - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Mike Farmer - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Mike Farmer 423 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Farmer .393 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Mike Farmer - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Mike Farmer .814 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Farmer 7.4 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 6.4 (1961) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 1.8 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Farmer 5.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Farmer 129 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Mike Farmer 79 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Mike Farmer 36 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Mike Farmer - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Mike Farmer - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Mike Farmer 25 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Farmer .411 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Mike Farmer - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Mike Farmer .719 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Farmer 6.1 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 5.0 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 2.5 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Mike Farmer - 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.