Vern Mikkelsen vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Vern Mikkelsen 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

Vern Mikkelsen

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Mikkelsen 4 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Vern Mikkelsen 10 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Vern Mikkelsen 9 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Vern Mikkelsen 6 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Mikkelsen 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Vern Mikkelsen 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Vern Mikkelsen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Mikkelsen 4 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Mikkelsen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Vern Mikkelsen 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Vern Mikkelsen 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 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 10,063 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 1,515 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 699 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .403 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .766 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 13.4 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 1,141 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 585 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 152 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 85 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .396 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .783 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - 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.