Shaquille O'Neal vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Fred Saunders 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Fred Saunders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Fred Saunders 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Fred Saunders 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.