Shaquille O'Neal vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy 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 Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 James Worthy 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 James Worthy 1

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

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 James Worthy 2

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 James Worthy 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 James Worthy 624

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 James Worthy 96

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) James Worthy 1.2 (1987)