Shaquille O'Neal vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben 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.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Bill Thieben 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Bill Thieben 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Bill Thieben 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Bill Thieben 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Bill Thieben 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Bill Thieben 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Bill Thieben 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 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Bill Thieben - 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.