Nikola Mirotic vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Nikola Mirotic 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

Nikola Mirotic

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Mirotic: 2014-15 to 2018-19
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Mirotic 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Nikola Mirotic 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Nikola Mirotic 4 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Nikola Mirotic 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Mirotic 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Nikola Mirotic 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Nikola Mirotic 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Mirotic 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Mirotic 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Nikola Mirotic 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Nikola Mirotic 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 12.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 5.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Mirotic 3,910 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Nikola Mirotic 1,894 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Nikola Mirotic 407 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Nikola Mirotic 240 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Nikola Mirotic 228 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Nikola Mirotic 319 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Mirotic .423 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Nikola Mirotic .359 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Mirotic .808 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 15.6 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 7.4 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.5 (2016) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.9 (2016) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 (2017) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 9.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 5.2 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Mirotic 383 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Nikola Mirotic 206 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Nikola Mirotic 43 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Nikola Mirotic 30 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Nikola Mirotic 24 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Nikola Mirotic 40 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Mirotic .388 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Nikola Mirotic .318 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Mirotic .805 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 15.0 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 9.6 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.7 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.1 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.3 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)