Xavier McDaniel vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Xavier McDaniel 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

Xavier McDaniel

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier McDaniel: 1985-86 to 1997-98
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier McDaniel 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Xavier McDaniel 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Xavier McDaniel 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Xavier McDaniel 1 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Xavier McDaniel 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Xavier McDaniel 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Xavier McDaniel 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Xavier McDaniel 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Xavier McDaniel 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Xavier McDaniel 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Xavier McDaniel 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 15.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 6.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 13,606 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 5,313 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 1,775 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 791 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 416 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 870 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .485 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .261 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .718 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 23.0 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 8.6 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 3.4 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.4 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 17.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 7.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 867 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 357 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 131 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 36 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 22 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 51 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .464 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .282 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .667 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 21.2 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 9.6 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 5.0 (1988) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.5 (1987) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.8 (1993) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)