Shaquille O'Neal vs. Fred Schaus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Schaus 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Fred Schaus: 1949-50 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Fred Schaus 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Fred Schaus 5

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Fred Schaus 5

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Fred Schaus 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Fred Schaus 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Fred Schaus 0 *

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

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Fred Schaus 1

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Fred Schaus 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Fred Schaus 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 Fred Schaus 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Fred Schaus 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Fred Schaus 2.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Fred Schaus 4,070

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Fred Schaus 1,609 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Fred Schaus 961

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Fred Schaus 334

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Fred Schaus .352

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

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Fred Schaus .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Fred Schaus 15.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Fred Schaus 7.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Fred Schaus 4.0 (1952)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Fred Schaus 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Fred Schaus 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Fred Schaus 2.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Fred Schaus 247

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Fred Schaus 85 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Fred Schaus 55

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Fred Schaus 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Fred Schaus .339

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

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Fred Schaus .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Fred Schaus 18.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Fred Schaus 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Fred Schaus 7.0 (1952)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.