Tony Lavelli vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Tony Lavelli 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

Tony Lavelli

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Lavelli: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Lavelli 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Tony Lavelli 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Tony Lavelli 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Tony Lavelli 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tony Lavelli 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Tony Lavelli 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Tony Lavelli 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tony Lavelli 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Lavelli 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Tony Lavelli 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Tony Lavelli 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* 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 Tony Lavelli 6.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Lavelli 591 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Tony Lavelli 59 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Tony Lavelli 63 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Tony Lavelli 86 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Lavelli .367 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Tony Lavelli .853 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 8.8 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.8 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Lavelli 4 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Tony Lavelli 1 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Tony Lavelli 1 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Tony Lavelli 2 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Lavelli .200 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Tony Lavelli 1.000 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.