Shaquille O'Neal vs. Byron Scott Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Byron Scott 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.

Byron Scott

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Byron Scott: 1983-84 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Byron Scott 3

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Byron Scott 14

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Byron Scott 13

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Byron Scott 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Byron Scott 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Byron Scott 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Byron Scott 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Byron Scott 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Byron Scott 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Byron Scott 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Byron Scott 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Byron Scott 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Byron Scott 2.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Byron Scott 2.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Byron Scott 1.1

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Byron Scott 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Byron Scott 15,097

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Byron Scott 2,987

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Byron Scott 2,729

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Byron Scott 1,224

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Byron Scott 276

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Byron Scott 1,073

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Byron Scott .482

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Byron Scott .370

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Byron Scott .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Byron Scott 21.7 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Byron Scott 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Byron Scott 4.1 (1988)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Byron Scott 1.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Byron Scott 0.4 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Byron Scott 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Byron Scott 2.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Byron Scott 2.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Byron Scott 1.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Byron Scott 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Byron Scott 2,451

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Byron Scott 536

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Byron Scott 390

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Byron Scott 226

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Byron Scott 30

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Byron Scott 183

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Byron Scott .482

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Byron Scott .395

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Byron Scott .819

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Byron Scott 19.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Byron Scott 4.2 (1988)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Byron Scott 3.5 (1992)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Byron Scott 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Byron Scott 0.3 (1990)