Shaquille O'Neal vs. Curtis Rowe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Curtis Rowe 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.

Curtis Rowe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Curtis Rowe: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Curtis Rowe 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Curtis Rowe 8

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Curtis Rowe 4

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Curtis Rowe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Curtis Rowe 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Curtis Rowe 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Curtis Rowe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Curtis Rowe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Curtis Rowe 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Curtis Rowe 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Curtis Rowe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Curtis Rowe 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Curtis Rowe 7.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Curtis Rowe 1.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Curtis Rowe 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Curtis Rowe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Curtis Rowe 6,873

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Curtis Rowe 4,264

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Curtis Rowe 932

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Curtis Rowe 199 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Curtis Rowe 193 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Curtis Rowe 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Curtis Rowe .482

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Curtis Rowe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Curtis Rowe .701

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Curtis Rowe 16.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Curtis Rowe 9.4 (1973)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Curtis Rowe 2.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Curtis Rowe 0.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Curtis Rowe 0.6 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Curtis Rowe 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Curtis Rowe 7.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Curtis Rowe 2.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Curtis Rowe 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Curtis Rowe 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Curtis Rowe 323

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Curtis Rowe 220

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Curtis Rowe 62

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Curtis Rowe 11 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Curtis Rowe 23 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Curtis Rowe 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Curtis Rowe .481

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Curtis Rowe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Curtis Rowe .726

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Curtis Rowe 15.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Curtis Rowe 8.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Curtis Rowe 5.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Curtis Rowe 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Curtis Rowe 1.7 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.