Shaquille O'Neal vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray 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.

James Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 James Ray 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 James Ray 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 James Ray 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 James Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 James Ray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 James Ray 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 James Ray 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 James Ray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 James Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 James Ray 228

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 James Ray 76

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 James Ray 38

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 James Ray 39

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 James Ray 3

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 James Ray 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 James Ray 0

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 James Ray 2

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) James Ray 1.0 (1982)