Mike Niles vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Niles: 1980-81 to 1980-81
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Niles 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Mike Niles 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Mike Niles 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Niles 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Mike Niles 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Mike Niles 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Mike Niles 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Niles 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Niles 115 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Mike Niles 58 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Mike Niles 15 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Mike Niles 8 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Mike Niles 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Mike Niles 44 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Niles .348 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Mike Niles .500 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Mike Niles .459 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Niles 2.6 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 1.3 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.3 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.2 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Niles 0 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Mike Niles 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Mike Niles 0 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Mike Niles 1 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Mike Niles 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Mike Niles 2 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Niles .000 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Mike Niles - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Mike Niles - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.5 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)