Paul Arizin vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paul Arizin 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Paul Arizin 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Paul Arizin 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 Paul Arizin 22.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - 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.