Allen Leavell vs. Jermaine O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jermaine O'Neal and Allen Leavell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Allen Leavell played 10 years in the NBA, 8 less than Jermaine O'Neal, who played 18. Allen Leavell had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Jermaine O'Neal had his rookie season in 1996-97. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Allen Leavell 10 8 1979-80 to 1988-89
Jermaine O'Neal 18 14 1996-97 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1979-801996-97
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 77 27.6 10.9 0.7 1.6 2.4 5.4 1.6 0.4 2.7 2.6 4.3 8.5 .503 0.0 0.2 .158 2.3 2.9 .814
Jermaine O'Neal 45 10.2 4.1 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.5 3.4 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.7 .603
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 7 21.3 5.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 3.4 0.9 0.0 0.9 1.7 1.4 5.4 .263 0.0 0.6 .000 2.7 3.0 .905
Jermaine O'Neal 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 2

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1980-811997-98
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 79 21.3 8.1 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.9 1.2 0.2 2.4 2.0 3.3 6.9 .471 0.0 0.2 .118 1.6 1.9 .832
Jermaine O'Neal 60 13.5 4.5 1.3 2.0 3.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.9 1.7 1.9 3.9 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 17 12.8 4.4 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.6 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.8 4.5 .390 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.0 .882
Jermaine O'Neal 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1981-821998-99
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 79 27.2 10.9 0.6 1.5 2.1 5.8 1.9 0.2 1.9 2.3 4.7 10.0 .467 0.1 0.4 .290 1.5 1.7 .852
Jermaine O'Neal 36 8.6 2.5 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.3 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .514
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 3 31.0 14.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.3 1.3 0.3 1.7 3.0 6.7 15.7 .426 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000
Jermaine O'Neal 9 6.0 1.6 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.1 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 4

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1982-831999-00
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 79 32.9 14.8 0.8 1.7 2.5 6.7 2.1 0.2 2.5 2.7 5.6 13.4 .415 0.5 2.2 .240 3.1 3.8 .832
Jermaine O'Neal 70 12.3 3.9 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 1.8 1.5 3.2 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.4 .582
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 8 4.9 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.1 0.4 1.4 .273 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .667

Season 5

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1983-842000-01
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 82 24.5 11.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 5.6 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.4 4.3 8.9 .477 0.1 0.9 .155 2.9 3.5 .832
Jermaine O'Neal 81 32.6 12.9 3.1 6.7 9.8 1.2 0.6 2.8 2.0 3.5 5.0 10.7 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.8 .601
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 4 39.3 9.8 3.0 9.5 12.5 1.8 0.0 2.5 1.8 3.3 4.3 9.8 .436 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 2.5 .500

Season 6

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1984-852001-02
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 42 12.8 5.4 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.4 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.5 2.1 5.0 .421 0.2 0.9 .216 1.0 1.4 .772
Jermaine O'Neal 72 37.6 19.0 2.6 7.9 10.5 1.6 0.6 2.3 2.4 3.7 7.5 15.7 .479 0.0 0.2 .071 3.9 5.7 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 5 3.2 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000
Jermaine O'Neal 5 38.0 17.2 1.2 6.4 7.6 1.0 0.8 1.6 2.8 4.8 6.8 15.2 .447 0.0 0.2 .000 3.6 4.8 .750

Season 7

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1985-862002-03
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 74 16.1 7.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 3.2 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.7 2.9 6.2 .463 0.3 0.9 .358 1.8 2.1 .854
Jermaine O'Neal 77 37.2 20.8 2.6 7.7 10.3 2.0 0.9 2.3 2.3 3.6 7.9 16.4 .484 0.1 0.3 .333 4.8 6.6 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 15 11.3 5.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.7 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.6 5.3 .300 0.5 1.0 .467 1.3 1.5 .870
Jermaine O'Neal 6 45.5 22.8 4.0 13.5 17.5 0.7 0.5 3.0 3.0 3.7 7.2 15.3 .467 0.0 0.5 .000 8.5 10.8 .785

Season 8

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1986-872003-04
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 53 22.2 7.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 4.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 2.4 2.8 6.8 .411 0.3 1.1 .316 1.9 2.2 .840
Jermaine O'Neal 78 35.7 20.1 2.5 7.5 10.0 2.1 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.2 7.8 17.9 .434 0.0 0.2 .111 4.5 5.9 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 10 38.4 14.1 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.2 1.9 0.3 2.8 4.2 4.4 10.7 .411 0.4 1.6 .250 4.9 6.0 .817
Jermaine O'Neal 16 37.6 19.2 1.8 7.3 9.1 1.2 0.5 2.3 1.8 3.3 7.2 17.0 .423 0.0 0.3 .000 4.8 6.9 .700

Season 9

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1987-882004-05
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 80 26.9 10.2 0.3 1.6 1.9 5.1 1.6 0.1 1.6 2.0 3.6 8.3 .437 0.2 1.1 .216 2.7 3.1 .869
Jermaine O'Neal 44 34.8 24.3 1.9 6.9 8.8 1.9 0.6 2.0 3.0 3.9 8.8 19.4 .452 0.0 0.1 .167 6.7 8.9 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 4 9.5 5.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.3 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.8 4.8 .368 0.5 1.5 .333 1.0 1.0 1.000
Jermaine O'Neal 13 36.8 16.0 1.6 6.4 8.0 2.2 0.5 2.6 2.8 3.7 5.9 16.2 .365 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 5.5 .750

Season 10

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1988-892005-06
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 55 11.4 3.3 0.2 0.7 1.0 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 3.4 .346 0.1 0.7 .122 0.8 1.1 .733
Jermaine O'Neal 51 35.3 20.1 2.0 7.3 9.3 2.6 0.5 2.3 3.0 3.5 7.5 15.8 .472 0.1 0.2 .300 5.1 7.2 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell 2 2.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Jermaine O'Neal 6 36.0 21.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.7 0.5 2.3 4.3 4.7 7.3 14.0 .524 0.0 0.3 .000 6.3 8.8 .717

Season 11

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2006-07
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 69 35.6 19.4 2.2 7.4 9.6 2.4 0.7 2.6 2.9 3.4 7.2 16.5 .436 0.0 0.1 .000 5.0 6.5 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2007-08
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 42 28.7 13.6 2.0 4.8 6.7 2.2 0.5 2.1 2.5 3.1 5.4 12.2 .439 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.9 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2008-09
Team -Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 68 29.8 13.3 1.9 4.5 6.4 1.8 0.4 2.0 2.1 3.1 5.4 11.3 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.3 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 6 27.0 13.3 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 1.7 3.0 4.7 8.5 .549 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.3 .750

Season 14

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2009-10
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 70 28.4 13.6 1.8 5.2 6.9 1.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.0 5.6 10.6 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.2 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 5 23.4 4.2 2.0 3.6 5.6 1.0 0.8 2.0 1.4 2.6 1.8 8.8 .205 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.4 .429

Season 15

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2010-11
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 24 18.0 5.4 1.0 2.6 3.7 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.1 2.7 2.1 4.5 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.8 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 9 21.9 5.8 1.7 2.6 4.2 0.9 0.2 1.8 0.9 3.8 2.3 4.8 .488 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.2 .909

Season 16

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2011-12
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 25 22.8 5.0 1.5 3.9 5.4 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.8 3.2 2.1 4.8 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2012-13
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 55 18.7 8.3 1.5 3.8 5.3 0.8 0.3 1.4 1.3 2.3 3.3 6.7 .482 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.1 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Allen Leavell Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2013-14
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 44 20.1 7.9 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.3 2.8 5.6 .504 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 7 12.0 6.0 1.7 1.7 3.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.7 2.6 4.6 .563 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .750