Shaquille O'Neal vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Larry Steele 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Larry Steele 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Larry Steele 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Shaquille O'Neal 0 Larry Steele 1 *

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Larry Steele 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.