Shaquille O'Neal vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith 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.

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Joe Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Joe Smith 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Joe Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Joe Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Joe Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Joe Smith 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Joe Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Joe Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Joe Smith 868

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Joe Smith 38

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)