Shaquille O'Neal vs. Jim Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim 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.

Jim Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Jim Ray: 1956-57 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Jim Ray 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Jim Ray 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Jim Ray 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jim Ray 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Jim Ray 0 *

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Jim Ray 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jim Ray 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 Jim Ray 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Jim Ray 0.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Jim Ray 0.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Jim Ray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Jim Ray 9

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Jim Ray 5

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Jim Ray 5

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Jim Ray 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Jim Ray .176

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Jim Ray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Jim Ray .600

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Jim Ray 1.8 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Jim Ray 1.3 (1957)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Jim Ray 0.8 (1957)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Jim Ray - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Jim Ray -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Jim Ray -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Jim Ray -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Jim Ray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Jim Ray -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Jim Ray -

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Jim Ray -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Jim Ray 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Jim Ray -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Jim Ray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Jim Ray -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Jim Ray -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Jim Ray -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Jim Ray -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Jim Ray - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.