Shaquille O'Neal vs. John Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thomas 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.

John Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
John Thomas: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 John Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 John Thomas 5

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 John Thomas 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 John Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 John Thomas 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 John Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 John Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 John Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 John Thomas 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 John Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 John Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 John Thomas 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 John Thomas 2.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 John Thomas 0.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 John Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 John Thomas 560

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 John Thomas 432

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 John Thomas 60

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 John Thomas 69

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 John Thomas 50

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 John Thomas 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 John Thomas .502

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 John Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 John Thomas .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) John Thomas 4.3 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) John Thomas 3.4 (1999)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) John Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) John Thomas 0.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) John Thomas 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 John Thomas 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 John Thomas 1.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 John Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 John Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 John Thomas 7

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 John Thomas 10

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 John Thomas 2

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 John Thomas 3

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 John Thomas 1

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 John Thomas 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 John Thomas .500

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - John Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 John Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) John Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) John Thomas 1.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) John Thomas 0.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) John Thomas 0.4 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) John Thomas 0.1 (2006)