Shaquille O'Neal vs. Fred Sheffield Comparison

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

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Fred Sheffield 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Fred Sheffield 1

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Fred Sheffield 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Fred Sheffield 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Fred Sheffield 0 *

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Fred Sheffield 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Fred Sheffield 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 Sheffield 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Fred Sheffield 0.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Fred Sheffield 74

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Fred Sheffield 4

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

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

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Fred Sheffield 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Fred Sheffield .199

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

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Fred Sheffield .615

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Fred Sheffield 3.4 (1947)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Fred Sheffield 0.2 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Fred Sheffield -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Fred Sheffield -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Fred Sheffield -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Fred Sheffield -

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

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

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Fred Sheffield 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Fred Sheffield -

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

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Fred Sheffield -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Fred Sheffield -

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Fred Sheffield -

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Fred Sheffield - 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.