Shaquille O'Neal vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Howard Porter 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Howard Porter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Howard Porter 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Howard Porter 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.