Shaquille O'Neal vs. Jim Spruill Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Jim Spruill: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Jim Spruill 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Jim Spruill 1

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Jim Spruill 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jim Spruill 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Jim Spruill 0 *

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Jim Spruill 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jim Spruill 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Jim Spruill 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Jim Spruill 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Jim Spruill 2

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Jim Spruill 0

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

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

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Jim Spruill 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Jim Spruill .333

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

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Jim Spruill -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Jim Spruill 2.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Jim Spruill - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Jim Spruill 0.0 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Jim Spruill -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Jim Spruill -

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

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

Totals Stats

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

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Jim Spruill -

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

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

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Jim Spruill 0

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Jim Spruill - n/a **

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

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Jim Spruill - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.