Shaquille O'Neal vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Slick Watts 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Slick Watts 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Slick Watts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Slick Watts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Shaquille O'Neal 0 Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Slick Watts 1

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Slick Watts 0

Assists Leader Shaquille O'Neal 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Shaquille O'Neal 0 Slick Watts 1

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Slick Watts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Slick Watts 111

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Slick Watts 7

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.