Shaquille O'Neal vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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.

Johnny Payak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Johnny Payak 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Johnny Payak 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Johnny Payak 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Johnny Payak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Johnny Payak 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Johnny Payak 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Johnny Payak 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Johnny Payak 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Johnny Payak -

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.