Sam Lacey vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Lacey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Sam Lacey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Sam Lacey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Sam Lacey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Sam Lacey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.