Shaquille O'Neal vs. Wally Osterkorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wally Osterkorn 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.

Wally Osterkorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Wally Osterkorn: 1951-52 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Wally Osterkorn 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Wally Osterkorn 4

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Wally Osterkorn 4

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Wally Osterkorn 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Wally Osterkorn 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Wally Osterkorn 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Wally Osterkorn 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Wally Osterkorn 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Wally Osterkorn 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Wally Osterkorn 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Wally Osterkorn 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 Wally Osterkorn 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Wally Osterkorn 6.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Wally Osterkorn 1.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Wally Osterkorn 1,436

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Wally Osterkorn 1,218

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Wally Osterkorn 346

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Wally Osterkorn 204

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Wally Osterkorn .334

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Wally Osterkorn .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Wally Osterkorn 8.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Wally Osterkorn 7.0 (1954)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Wally Osterkorn 2.2 (1954)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Wally Osterkorn 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Wally Osterkorn 6.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Wally Osterkorn 2.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Wally Osterkorn 258

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Wally Osterkorn 207

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Wally Osterkorn 70

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Wally Osterkorn 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Wally Osterkorn .358

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Wally Osterkorn .586

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Wally Osterkorn 10.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Wally Osterkorn 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Wally Osterkorn 2.9 (1952)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Wally Osterkorn - 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.