Jermaine O'Neal vs. Jack Sikma Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jack Sikma and Jermaine O'Neal, 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.

Jermaine O'Neal played 18 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jack Sikma, who played 14. Jermaine O'Neal had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Jack Sikma had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Jermaine O'Neal 18 14 1996-97 to 2013-14
Jack Sikma 14 11 1977-78 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 1996-971977-78
Team Portland Trail BlazersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost NBA 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 %
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
Jack Sikma 82 27.3 10.7 2.4 5.9 8.3 1.6 0.8 0.5 2.3 3.7 4.2 9.2 .455 - - - 2.3 3.0 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 22 31.9 13.7 2.3 5.8 8.1 1.2 0.8 0.5 1.6 4.6 5.2 11.2 .466 - - - 3.2 4.1 .780

Season 2

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 1997-981978-79
Team Portland Trail BlazersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 82 36.1 15.6 2.8 9.5 12.4 3.2 1.0 0.8 3.1 3.6 5.8 12.6 .460 - - - 4.0 4.9 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Jack Sikma 17 38.5 14.9 2.3 9.4 11.7 2.5 0.9 1.4 2.4 4.1 6.0 13.2 .455 - - - 2.8 3.6 .787

Season 3

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 1998-991979-80
Team Portland Trail BlazersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsSupersonics 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 %
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
Jack Sikma 82 34.1 14.3 2.4 8.7 11.1 3.4 0.8 0.9 2.5 2.8 5.7 12.1 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.6 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 15 35.6 11.7 2.0 6.4 8.4 3.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 3.7 4.3 10.9 .399 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 3.6 .852

Season 4

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 1999-001980-81
Team Portland Trail BlazersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Jack Sikma 82 35.6 18.7 2.2 8.1 10.4 3.0 1.0 1.1 2.5 3.4 7.3 16.0 .454 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.0 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 2000-011981-82
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 82 37.2 19.6 2.7 9.9 12.7 3.4 1.2 1.3 2.6 3.3 7.1 14.8 .479 0.0 0.2 .154 5.5 6.4 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 8 39.4 20.5 2.6 9.5 12.1 3.0 1.1 1.0 2.0 4.3 7.1 16.0 .445 0.0 0.0 - 6.3 7.3 .862

Season 6

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 2001-021982-83
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdSupersonics 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 %
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
Jack Sikma 75 34.2 18.2 2.8 8.6 11.4 3.1 1.2 0.9 2.5 3.5 6.5 13.9 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 6.4 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 2 37.5 15.0 3.0 10.0 13.0 5.5 1.0 1.0 2.5 3.5 5.5 15.5 .355 0.0 0.5 .000 4.0 6.0 .667

Season 7

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 2002-031983-84
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdSupersonics 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 %
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
Jack Sikma 82 36.5 19.1 2.7 8.4 11.1 4.0 1.2 1.1 2.9 3.7 7.0 14.1 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 5.9 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 5 38.6 22.0 2.2 8.0 10.2 1.0 0.6 1.4 1.8 4.4 9.8 19.6 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 2.4 2.8 .857

Season 8

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 2003-041984-85
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 68 35.3 18.5 2.4 8.2 10.6 4.2 1.2 1.3 2.4 3.5 6.8 13.9 .489 0.0 0.1 .200 4.9 5.8 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 2004-051985-86
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 80 34.9 17.1 1.8 7.5 9.4 3.8 1.2 0.9 2.7 3.7 6.4 13.8 .462 0.0 0.2 .000 4.4 5.1 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 2005-061986-87
Team Indiana PacersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks 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 %
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
Jack Sikma 82 30.9 12.7 2.5 7.5 10.0 2.5 1.1 1.1 2.0 4.0 4.8 10.3 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 3.8 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 12 35.5 16.2 2.8 8.1 10.8 1.9 1.3 0.8 1.5 4.7 6.1 12.5 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 4.1 .980

Season 11

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 2006-071987-88
Team Indiana PacersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
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
Jack Sikma 82 35.6 16.5 2.4 6.3 8.6 3.4 1.1 1.0 1.9 3.9 6.3 12.9 .486 0.0 0.2 .214 3.9 4.2 .922
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------
Jack Sikma 5 38.0 19.0 4.8 7.6 12.4 2.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 4.6 7.0 15.2 .461 0.0 0.6 .000 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 12

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 2007-081988-89
Team Indiana PacersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
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
Jack Sikma 80 32.3 13.4 1.8 6.0 7.8 3.6 1.1 0.8 1.8 3.8 4.5 10.4 .431 1.0 2.7 .380 3.3 3.7 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------
Jack Sikma 9 33.4 11.7 1.0 4.6 5.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 2.3 4.6 4.1 10.4 .394 0.9 3.1 .286 2.6 3.1 .821

Season 13

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 2008-091989-90
Team Toronto Raptors, Miami HeatMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks 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 %
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
Jack Sikma 71 31.7 13.9 1.5 5.4 6.9 3.2 1.1 0.7 2.0 3.4 4.8 11.6 .416 1.0 2.8 .342 3.2 3.7 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 4 29.3 5.0 0.0 3.5 3.5 1.8 0.5 1.0 3.0 4.8 1.5 5.8 .261 0.5 1.8 .286 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 14

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
Season 2009-101990-91
Team Miami HeatMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks 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 %
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
Jack Sikma 77 25.2 10.4 1.4 4.3 5.7 1.9 0.8 0.8 1.7 2.8 3.8 9.0 .427 0.6 1.8 .341 2.2 2.6 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma 3 17.0 4.7 1.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 1.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 5.0 .400 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 15

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
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 %
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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
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 %
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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
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 %
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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Jermaine O'Neal Jack Sikma
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 %
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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jack Sikma ------- --- ----------