Shaquille O'Neal vs. Lance Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lance 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.

Lance Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Lance Thomas: 2011-12 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Lance Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Lance Thomas 9

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Lance Thomas 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Lance Thomas 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Lance Thomas 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Lance Thomas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Lance Thomas 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Lance Thomas 2.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Lance Thomas 0.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Lance Thomas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Lance Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Lance Thomas 2,050

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Lance Thomas 1,021

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Lance Thomas 266

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Lance Thomas 148

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Lance Thomas 55

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Lance Thomas 399

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Lance Thomas .416

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Lance Thomas .381

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Lance Thomas .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Lance Thomas 8.2 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Lance Thomas 3.1 (2015)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Lance Thomas 1.1 (2015)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Lance Thomas 0.6 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Lance Thomas 0.2 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Lance Thomas 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Lance Thomas 1.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Lance Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Lance Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Lance Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Lance Thomas 4

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Lance Thomas 3

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Lance Thomas 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Lance Thomas 0

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Lance Thomas 1

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Lance Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Lance Thomas .200

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Lance Thomas .000

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Lance Thomas 1.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Lance Thomas 1.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Lance Thomas 0.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Lance Thomas 0.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Lance Thomas 0.3 (2020)