Shaquille O'Neal vs. Jerry Sichting Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sichting 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.

Jerry Sichting

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Jerry Sichting: 1980-81 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Jerry Sichting 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Jerry Sichting 10

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Jerry Sichting 5

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Jerry Sichting 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jerry Sichting 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Jerry Sichting 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Jerry Sichting 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Jerry Sichting 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Jerry Sichting 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Jerry Sichting 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jerry Sichting 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Jerry Sichting 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Jerry Sichting 1.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Jerry Sichting 3.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Jerry Sichting 0.7

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Jerry Sichting 4,141

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Jerry Sichting 817

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Jerry Sichting 1,962

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Jerry Sichting 439

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Jerry Sichting 19

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Jerry Sichting 598

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Jerry Sichting .507

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Jerry Sichting .271

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Jerry Sichting .857

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Jerry Sichting 11.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Jerry Sichting 2.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Jerry Sichting 5.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Jerry Sichting 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Jerry Sichting 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Jerry Sichting 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Jerry Sichting 0.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Jerry Sichting 1.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Jerry Sichting 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Jerry Sichting 140

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Jerry Sichting 39

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Jerry Sichting 79

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Jerry Sichting 16

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Jerry Sichting 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Jerry Sichting 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Jerry Sichting .418

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Jerry Sichting .143

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Jerry Sichting .647

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Jerry Sichting 3.4 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Jerry Sichting 2.2 (1986)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Jerry Sichting 0.0 (1989)