Shaquille O'Neal vs. John Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Williams 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 Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
John Williams: 1986-87 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 John Williams 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 John Williams 8

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 John Williams 3

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 John Williams 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 John Williams 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 John Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 John Williams 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 John Williams 5.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 John Williams 2.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 John Williams 1.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 John Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 John Williams 4,406

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 John Williams 2,201

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 John Williams 1,262

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 John Williams 566

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 John Williams 184

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 John Williams 435

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 John Williams .451

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 John Williams .225

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 John Williams .704

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) John Williams 18.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) John Williams 7.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) John Williams 4.7 (1990)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) John Williams 1.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) John Williams 0.9 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 John Williams 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 John Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 John Williams 2.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 John Williams 1.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 John Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 John Williams 96

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 John Williams 54

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 John Williams 30

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 John Williams 15

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 John Williams 4

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 John Williams 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 John Williams .438

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - John Williams .400

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 John Williams .585

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) John Williams 13.0 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) John Williams 5.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) John Williams 4.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) John Williams 1.6 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) John Williams 0.8 (1988)