Shaquille O'Neal vs. Bennie Swain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bennie Swain and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Bennie Swain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Bennie Swain 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Bennie Swain 1

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Bennie Swain 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Bennie Swain 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Bennie Swain 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Bennie Swain 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Bennie Swain 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Bennie Swain 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Bennie Swain 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Bennie Swain 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Bennie Swain 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Bennie Swain 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Bennie Swain 4.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Bennie Swain 0.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Bennie Swain 265

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Bennie Swain 262

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Bennie Swain 29

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Bennie Swain 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Bennie Swain .406

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Bennie Swain .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Bennie Swain 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Bennie Swain 2.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Bennie Swain 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Bennie Swain 5

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Bennie Swain 14

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Bennie Swain 1

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Bennie Swain 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Bennie Swain .333

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Bennie Swain .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Bennie Swain - n/a **

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.