Thurl Bailey vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thurl Bailey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Thurl Bailey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Thurl Bailey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)