Mike Novak vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Novak 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Mike Novak 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Mike Novak 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Novak 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Mike Novak 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Mike Novak 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Mike Novak 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 Mike Novak 3.4 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 420 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 2 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Mike Novak 175 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

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

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

Total Games Mike Novak 125 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .310 Shaquille O'Neal .582

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

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak .566 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 5.3 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.9 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 13 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Mike Novak 10 Shaquille O'Neal 582

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

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

Total Games Mike Novak 4 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .273 Shaquille O'Neal .563

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

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak 1.000 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.