Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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 Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)