Popeye Jones vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Popeye Jones 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

Popeye Jones

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Popeye Jones: 1993-94 to 2003-04
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Popeye Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Popeye Jones 11 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Popeye Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Popeye Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Popeye Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Popeye Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Popeye Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Popeye Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Popeye Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Popeye Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Popeye Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Popeye Jones 7.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones 7.4 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Popeye Jones 3,726 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Popeye Jones 3,981 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Popeye Jones 696 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Popeye Jones 300 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Popeye Jones 161 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Popeye Jones 535 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Popeye Jones .447 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Popeye Jones .281 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Popeye Jones .751 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Popeye Jones 11.3 (1996) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones 10.8 (1996) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones 2.0 (1995) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones 0.8 (1996) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones 0.5 (1997) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Popeye Jones 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)