Zach LaVine vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zach LaVine 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Zach LaVine 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Zach LaVine 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Zach LaVine 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Zach LaVine 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)