Shaquille O'Neal vs. Sid Tanenbaum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sid Tanenbaum 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.

Sid Tanenbaum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Sid Tanenbaum: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Sid Tanenbaum 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Sid Tanenbaum 2

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Sid Tanenbaum 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Sid Tanenbaum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Sid Tanenbaum 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Sid Tanenbaum 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Sid Tanenbaum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Sid Tanenbaum 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Sid Tanenbaum 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Sid Tanenbaum 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Sid Tanenbaum 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 Sid Tanenbaum 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Sid Tanenbaum 2.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Sid Tanenbaum 633

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Sid Tanenbaum 162

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Sid Tanenbaum 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Sid Tanenbaum .274

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Sid Tanenbaum .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Sid Tanenbaum 10.1 (1948)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Sid Tanenbaum 2.7 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Sid Tanenbaum 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Sid Tanenbaum 2.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Sid Tanenbaum 47

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Sid Tanenbaum 14

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Sid Tanenbaum 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Sid Tanenbaum .274

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Sid Tanenbaum .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Sid Tanenbaum 10.0 (1948)

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

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Sid Tanenbaum 3.3 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Sid Tanenbaum - 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.