Shaquille O'Neal vs. Matt Thomas Comparison

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

Matt Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Matt Thomas: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Matt Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Matt Thomas 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Matt Thomas 2

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Matt Thomas 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Matt Thomas 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Matt Thomas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Matt Thomas 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Matt Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Matt Thomas 0.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Matt Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Matt Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Matt Thomas 502

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Matt Thomas 155

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Matt Thomas 61

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Matt Thomas 22

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Matt Thomas 4

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Matt Thomas 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Matt Thomas .433

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Matt Thomas .404

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Matt Thomas .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Matt Thomas 4.9 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Matt Thomas 1.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Matt Thomas 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Matt Thomas 0.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Matt Thomas 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Matt Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Matt Thomas 0.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Matt Thomas 0.1

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Matt Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Matt Thomas 31

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Matt Thomas 15

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Matt Thomas 7

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Matt Thomas 1

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Matt Thomas 1

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Matt Thomas 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Matt Thomas .565

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Matt Thomas .417

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Matt Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Matt Thomas 3.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Matt Thomas 1.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Matt Thomas 0.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020)