Nate McMillan vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Nate McMillan 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

Nate McMillan

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate McMillan: 1986-87 to 1997-98
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate McMillan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Nate McMillan 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Nate McMillan 11 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Nate McMillan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nate McMillan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Nate McMillan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Nate McMillan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate McMillan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate McMillan 2 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Nate McMillan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Steals Leader Nate McMillan 1 Shaquille O'Neal 0

Rookie of The Year Nate McMillan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 5.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 4.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 6.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate McMillan 4,733 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Nate McMillan 3,222 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Nate McMillan 4,893 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Nate McMillan 1,544 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Nate McMillan 356 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Nate McMillan 796 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate McMillan .443 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Nate McMillan .343 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Nate McMillan .650 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 7.6 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 5.2 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 9.3 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 3.0 (1994) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.7 (1995) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 5.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 3.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 5.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate McMillan 489 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Nate McMillan 343 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Nate McMillan 505 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Nate McMillan 131 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Nate McMillan 43 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Nate McMillan 98 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate McMillan .381 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Nate McMillan .289 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Nate McMillan .632 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 9.6 (1992) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 4.5 (1995) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 8.0 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 2.5 (1995) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.7 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)