Walt Davis vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Walt Davis 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

Walt Davis

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Davis: 1953-54 to 1957-58
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Davis 2 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Walt Davis 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Walt Davis 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Walt Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walt Davis 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Walt Davis 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Walt Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Walt Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Walt Davis 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Davis 4.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 4.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Davis 1,558 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Walt Davis 1,397 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Walt Davis 231 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Walt Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Walt Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Walt Davis 325 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Davis .377 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Walt Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Walt Davis .695 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Davis 6.6 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 6.4 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.9 (1954) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Davis 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 3.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Davis 67 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Walt Davis 69 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Walt Davis 7 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Walt Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Walt Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Walt Davis 21 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Davis .391 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Walt Davis - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Walt Davis .773 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Davis 6.0 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 7.0 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.5 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

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

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

Notes: ** 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.