Shaquille O'Neal vs. Gene Shue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Shue 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.

Gene Shue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Gene Shue: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Gene Shue 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Gene Shue 10

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Gene Shue 7

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Gene Shue 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Gene Shue 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Gene Shue 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Gene Shue 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Gene Shue 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Gene Shue 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Gene Shue 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Gene Shue 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Gene Shue 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Gene Shue 4.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Gene Shue 3.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Gene Shue 10,068

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Gene Shue 2,855

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Gene Shue 2,608

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Gene Shue 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Gene Shue .396

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Gene Shue .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Gene Shue 22.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Gene Shue 5.8 (1957)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Gene Shue 6.8 (1961)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Gene Shue 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Gene Shue 4.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Gene Shue 4.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Gene Shue 569

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Gene Shue 133

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Gene Shue 132

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Gene Shue 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Gene Shue .424

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Gene Shue .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Gene Shue 27.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Gene Shue 6.6 (1958)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Gene Shue 4.9 (1962)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Gene Shue - 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.