Shaquille O'Neal vs. Paul Watson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Watson 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.

Paul Watson

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Paul Watson 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Paul Watson 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Paul Watson 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Paul Watson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Paul Watson 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Paul Watson 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Paul Watson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Paul Watson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Paul Watson 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Paul Watson 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Paul Watson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Paul Watson 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Paul Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Paul Watson 0.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Paul Watson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Paul Watson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Paul Watson 173

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Paul Watson 89

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Paul Watson 33

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Paul Watson 13

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Paul Watson 7

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Paul Watson 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Paul Watson .420

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Paul Watson .392

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Paul Watson .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Paul Watson 4.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Paul Watson 3.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Paul Watson 0.9 (2022)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Paul Watson 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Paul Watson 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Paul Watson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Paul Watson 0.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Paul Watson 0.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Paul Watson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Paul Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Paul Watson 2

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Paul Watson 0

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Paul Watson 1

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Paul Watson 1

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Paul Watson 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Paul Watson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Paul Watson .500

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Paul Watson -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Paul Watson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Paul Watson 1.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)