Ron Carter vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Ron Carter 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

Ron Carter

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Carter: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Ron Carter 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Ron Carter 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 176 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 64 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Ron Carter 34 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Ron Carter 19 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Ron Carter 10 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Ron Carter 59 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .429 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter .623 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.1 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.5 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.7 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.4 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Ron Carter 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Ron Carter 2 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .000 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.