Tim Duncan vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Shaquille O'Neal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Tim Duncan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)