Shaquille O'Neal vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Dion Waiters 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Dion Waiters 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Dion Waiters 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Dion Waiters 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)