Shaquille O'Neal vs. Chris Taft Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Taft 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.

Chris Taft

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Chris Taft: 2005-06 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Chris Taft 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Chris Taft 1

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Chris Taft 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Chris Taft 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Chris Taft 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Chris Taft 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Chris Taft 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Chris Taft 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Chris Taft 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Chris Taft 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Chris Taft 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Chris Taft 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Chris Taft 2.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Chris Taft 0.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Chris Taft 0.1

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Chris Taft 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Chris Taft 47

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Chris Taft 36

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Chris Taft 2

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Chris Taft 2

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Chris Taft 7

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Chris Taft 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Chris Taft .605

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Chris Taft -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Chris Taft .167

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Chris Taft 2.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Chris Taft 2.1 (2006)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Chris Taft 0.1 (2006)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Chris Taft 0.1 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Chris Taft 0.4 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Chris Taft -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Chris Taft -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Chris Taft -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Chris Taft -

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Chris Taft -

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Chris Taft -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Chris Taft -

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Chris Taft -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Chris Taft -

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Chris Taft -

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Chris Taft 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Chris Taft -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Chris Taft -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Chris Taft -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Chris Taft -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Chris Taft -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Chris Taft -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Chris Taft -

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Chris Taft -