Steve Alford vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Alford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Steve Alford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Steve Alford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Steve Alford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)