Shaquille O'Neal vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Carl Shaeffer 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Carl Shaeffer 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

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

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

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.