Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kenny Sears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Sears 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.

Kenny Sears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Kenny Sears: 1955-56 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Kenny Sears 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Kenny Sears 8

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Kenny Sears 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Kenny Sears 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Kenny Sears 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Kenny Sears 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Kenny Sears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Kenny Sears 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Kenny Sears 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Kenny Sears 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Kenny Sears 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Kenny Sears 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Kenny Sears 7.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Kenny Sears 1.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Kenny Sears 7,355

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Kenny Sears 4,142

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Kenny Sears 843

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Kenny Sears 529

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Kenny Sears .455

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Kenny Sears .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Kenny Sears 21.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Kenny Sears 13.7 (1960)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Kenny Sears 2.0 (1960)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Kenny Sears 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Kenny Sears 3.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Kenny Sears 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Kenny Sears 45

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Kenny Sears 29

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Kenny Sears 9

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Kenny Sears - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Kenny Sears 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Kenny Sears .432

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Kenny Sears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Kenny Sears .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Kenny Sears 16.5 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Kenny Sears 8.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Kenny Sears 3.0 (1959)

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

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

Notes: ** 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.