Wes Matthews vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Wes Matthews 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

Wes Matthews

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wes Matthews: 1980-81 to 1989-90
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wes Matthews 2 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Wes Matthews 9 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Wes Matthews 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Wes Matthews 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wes Matthews 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Wes Matthews 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Wes Matthews 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wes Matthews 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wes Matthews 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Wes Matthews 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Wes Matthews 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 7.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 4.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 3,654 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 626 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Wes Matthews 1,955 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Wes Matthews 444 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 81 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Wes Matthews 465 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .478 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .225 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .788 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 12.4 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.8 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 6.3 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.4 (1981) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 4.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 1.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 173 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 18 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Wes Matthews 66 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Wes Matthews 14 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 2 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Wes Matthews 38 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .482 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .111 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .800 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 25.3 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 2.3 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 8.0 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 2.0 (1986) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 (1982) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)