Shaquille O'Neal vs. Bill Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Turner 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 Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Bill Turner: 1967-68 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Bill Turner 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Bill Turner 6

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Bill Turner 5

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Bill Turner 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Bill Turner 0 *

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Bill Turner 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Bill Turner 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 Turner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Bill Turner 3.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Bill Turner 0.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Bill Turner 1,597

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Bill Turner 1,039

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Bill Turner 167

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

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

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Bill Turner 294

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Bill Turner .407

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

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Bill Turner .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Bill Turner 7.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Bill Turner 4.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Bill Turner 0.8 (1969)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Bill Turner 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Bill Turner 2.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Bill Turner 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Bill Turner 96

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Bill Turner 62

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Bill Turner 18

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

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

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Bill Turner 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Bill Turner .425

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

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Bill Turner .710

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Bill Turner 5.5 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Bill Turner 4.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Bill Turner 1.2 (1969)

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

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