Shaquille O'Neal vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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 West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jerry West 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Shaquille O'Neal 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Shaquille O'Neal 0 Jerry West 1

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

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.