Shane Battier vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shane Battier 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Shane Battier 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Shane Battier 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Shane Battier 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)