Shaquille O'Neal vs. Denzel Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Denzel Valentine 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.

Denzel Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Denzel Valentine: 2016-17 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Denzel Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Denzel Valentine 5

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Denzel Valentine 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Denzel Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Denzel Valentine 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Denzel Valentine 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Denzel Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Denzel Valentine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Denzel Valentine 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Denzel Valentine 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Denzel Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Denzel Valentine 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Denzel Valentine 3.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Denzel Valentine 1.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Denzel Valentine 0.6

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Denzel Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Denzel Valentine 1,795

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Denzel Valentine 857

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Denzel Valentine 466

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Denzel Valentine 159

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Denzel Valentine 31

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Denzel Valentine 256

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Denzel Valentine .394

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Denzel Valentine .360

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Denzel Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Denzel Valentine 10.2 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Denzel Valentine 5.1 (2018)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Denzel Valentine 3.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Denzel Valentine 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Denzel Valentine 0.2 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Denzel Valentine 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Denzel Valentine 2.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Denzel Valentine 0.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Denzel Valentine 0.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Denzel Valentine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Denzel Valentine 5

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Denzel Valentine 8

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Denzel Valentine 2

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Denzel Valentine 0

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Denzel Valentine 1

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Denzel Valentine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Denzel Valentine .333

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Denzel Valentine .250

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Denzel Valentine -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Denzel Valentine 1.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Denzel Valentine 2.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Denzel Valentine 0.5 (2017)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Denzel Valentine 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Denzel Valentine 0.3 (2017)