Shaquille O'Neal vs. Deb Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Deb Smith 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.

Deb Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Deb Smith: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Deb Smith 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Deb Smith 1

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Deb Smith 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Deb Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Deb Smith 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Deb Smith 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Deb Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Deb Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Deb Smith 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Deb Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Deb Smith 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 Deb Smith 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Deb Smith 0.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Deb Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Deb Smith 73

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Deb Smith 6

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Deb Smith 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Deb Smith .269

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Deb Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Deb Smith .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Deb Smith 1.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Deb Smith 0.1 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Deb Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Deb Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Deb Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Deb Smith 0

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Deb Smith 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Deb Smith 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Deb Smith -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Deb Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Deb Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Deb Smith 0.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Deb Smith 0.0 (1947)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Deb Smith - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.