Shaquille O'Neal vs. Jim Tucker Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Jim Tucker: 1954-55 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Jim Tucker 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Jim Tucker 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Jim Tucker 2

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jim Tucker 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Jim Tucker 0 *

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Jim Tucker 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jim Tucker 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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 Tucker 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Jim Tucker 3.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Jim Tucker 0.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Jim Tucker 407

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Jim Tucker 349

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Jim Tucker 52

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

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

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Jim Tucker 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Jim Tucker .349

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

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Jim Tucker .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Jim Tucker 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Jim Tucker 0.6 (1955)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Jim Tucker 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Jim Tucker 2.7

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Jim Tucker 0.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Jim Tucker 56

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Jim Tucker 40

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Jim Tucker 3

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

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

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Jim Tucker 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Jim Tucker .344

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

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Jim Tucker .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Jim Tucker 4.2 (1956)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Jim Tucker 0.3 (1956)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Jim Tucker - 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.