Shaquille O'Neal vs. Joe Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Young 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 Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Joe Young: 2015-16 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Joe Young 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Joe Young 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Joe Young 2

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Joe Young 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Joe Young 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Joe Young 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Joe Young 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Joe Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Joe Young 0.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Joe Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Joe Young 429

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Joe Young 130

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Joe Young 119

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Joe Young 33

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Joe Young 1

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Joe Young 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Joe Young .393

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Joe Young .296

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Joe Young .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Joe Young 3.9 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Joe Young 1.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Joe Young 1.6 (2016)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Joe Young 0.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Joe Young 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Joe Young 0.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Joe Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Joe Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Joe Young 9

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Joe Young 1

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Joe Young 1

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Joe Young 0

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Joe Young 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Joe Young 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Joe Young .375

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Joe Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Joe Young 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Joe Young 2.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)