Shaquille O'Neal vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Otis Thorpe 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Otis Thorpe 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Otis Thorpe 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)