Shaquille O'Neal vs. Murray Wier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Murray Wier 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.

Murray Wier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Murray Wier: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Murray Wier 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Murray Wier 1

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Murray Wier 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Murray Wier 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Murray Wier 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Murray Wier 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Murray Wier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Murray Wier 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Murray Wier 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Murray Wier 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Murray Wier 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 Murray Wier 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Murray Wier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Murray Wier 1.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Murray Wier - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Murray Wier - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Murray Wier 429

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Murray Wier 107

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Murray Wier 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Murray Wier .327

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Murray Wier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Murray Wier .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Murray Wier 7.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Murray Wier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Murray Wier 1.9 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Murray Wier 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Murray Wier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Murray Wier 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Murray Wier - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Murray Wier - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Murray Wier 10

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Murray Wier 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Murray Wier - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Murray Wier 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Murray Wier .333

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Murray Wier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Murray Wier .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Murray Wier 3.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Murray Wier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Murray Wier 0.0 (1950)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Murray Wier - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.