Porter Meriwether vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Porter Meriwether 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Porter Meriwether 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Porter Meriwether 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Porter Meriwether 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Porter Meriwether 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - 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.