Paul Cloyd vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Cloyd: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Cloyd 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Paul Cloyd 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Paul Cloyd 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Paul Cloyd 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paul Cloyd 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Paul Cloyd 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Paul Cloyd 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Cloyd 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

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

Scoring Leader Paul Cloyd 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Paul Cloyd 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 Cloyd 2.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Paul Cloyd 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Cloyd 19 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Paul Cloyd 2 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

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

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

Total Games Paul Cloyd 7 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Cloyd .269 Shaquille O'Neal .582

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Cloyd .625 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Cloyd 2.7 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Paul Cloyd 0.3 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Cloyd - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Paul Cloyd - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Cloyd - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Paul Cloyd - Shaquille O'Neal 582

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

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

Total Games Paul Cloyd 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Cloyd - Shaquille O'Neal .563

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Cloyd - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Cloyd - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Paul Cloyd - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Cloyd - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.