Shaquille O'Neal vs. Jordan Poole Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jordan Poole and Shaquille 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.

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.

Shaquille O'Neal played 19 years in the NBA, 12 more than Jordan Poole, who played 7. Shaquille O'Neal had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while Jordan Poole had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Shaquille O'Neal	Jordan Poole
Season	1992-93	2019-20
Team	Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	81	37.9	23.4	4.2	9.6	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	3.8	4.0	9.0	16.1	.562	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	8.9	.592
difference:	+24	+15.5	+14.6	+4.0	+7.7	+11.8	+0.5	+0.1	+3.3	-2.5	-2.4	+6.1	+7.3	+.229	+1.3	+4.6		+3.6	+6.8	+.206
Jordan Poole	57	22.4	8.8	0.2	1.9	2.1	2.4	0.6	0.2	1.3	1.6	2.9	8.8	.333	1.3	4.6	.279	1.7	2.1	.798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shaquille O'Neal nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Shaquille O'Neal	Jordan Poole
Season	1993-94	2020-21
Team	Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	81	39.8	29.3	4.7	8.5	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	2.7	3.5	11.8	19.6	.599	0.0	0.0	-	5.8	10.5	.554
difference:	+30	+20.4	+17.3	+4.4	+7.0	+11.4	+0.5	+0.4	+2.7	-1.7	-1.8	+7.8	+10.3	+.167	+1.9	+5.4		+3.7	+8.2	+.328
Jordan Poole	51	19.4	12.0	0.3	1.5	1.8	1.9	0.5	0.2	1.0	1.7	4.0	9.3	.432	1.9	5.4	.351	2.1	2.3	.882
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	3	42.0	20.7	5.7	7.7	13.3	2.3	0.7	3.0	3.3	4.3	7.7	15.0	.511	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	11.3	.471
Jordan Poole	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Shaquille O'Neal	Jordan Poole
Season	1994-95	2021-22
Team	Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	79	37.0	29.3	4.2	7.3	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	2.6	3.3	11.8	20.2	.583	0.0	0.1	.000	5.8	10.8	.533
difference:	+3	+7.0	+10.8	+3.8	+4.3	+8.0	+1.3	+0.1	+2.1	-0.1	-0.6	+5.6	+6.3	+.135	+2.8	+7.5	+.364	+2.6	+7.3	+.392
Jordan Poole	76	30.0	18.5	0.4	3.0	3.4	4.0	0.8	0.3	2.5	2.7	6.2	13.9	.448	2.8	7.6	.364	3.2	3.5	.925
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	21	38.3	25.7	4.5	7.4	11.9	3.3	0.9	1.9	3.5	4.0	9.3	16.1	.577	0.0	0.0	-	7.1	12.4	.571
difference:	+1	+10.8	+8.7	+4.0	+5.0	+9.1	+0.5	+0.1	+1.5	-1.1	-1.2	+3.4	+4.6	+.069	+2.3	+5.8		+4.1	+9.2	+.344
Jordan Poole	22	27.5	17.0	0.5	2.4	2.8	3.8	0.8	0.4	2.4	2.8	5.9	11.5	.508	2.3	5.8	.391	3.0	3.2	.915

Season 4
	Shaquille O'Neal	Jordan Poole
Season	1995-96	2022-23
Team	Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Finals	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	54	36.0	26.6	3.4	7.7	11.0	2.9	0.6	2.1	2.9	3.6	11.0	19.1	.573	0.0	0.0	-	4.6	9.5	.487
difference:	+28	+6.0	+6.2	+3.0	+5.3	+8.3	+1.6	+0.2	+1.8	-0.2	-1.0	+4.3	+3.5	+.143	+2.6	+7.8		+0.2	+4.4	+.383
Jordan Poole	82	30.0	20.4	0.4	2.4	2.7	4.5	0.8	0.3	3.1	2.6	6.7	15.6	.430	2.6	7.8	.336	4.4	5.1	.870
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	12	38.3	25.8	4.1	5.9	10.0	4.6	0.8	1.3	3.7	3.3	10.9	18.0	.606	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	10.2	.393
difference:	+1	+16.5	+15.5	+3.8	+4.1	+7.8	+1.1		+1.1	-2.5	-0.8	+7.4	+7.6	+.265	+1.2	+4.8		+2.0	+7.6	+.372
Jordan Poole	13	21.8	10.3	0.3	1.8	2.2	3.5	0.8	0.2	1.2	2.5	3.5	10.4	.341	1.2	4.8	.254	2.0	2.6	.765

Season 5
	Shaquille O'Neal	Jordan Poole
Season	1996-97	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Did not play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	51	38.1	26.2	3.8	8.7	12.5	3.1	0.9	2.9	2.9	3.5	10.8	19.4	.557	0.0	0.1	.000	4.5	9.4	.484
difference:	+27	+8.0	+8.8	+3.4	+6.4	+9.8	+1.3	+0.2	+2.6	-0.5	-0.4	+4.5	+4.2	+.144	+2.4	+7.1	+.326	+2.0	+6.6	+.393
Jordan Poole	78	30.1	17.4	0.4	2.3	2.7	4.4	1.1	0.3	2.4	3.1	6.3	15.2	.413	2.4	7.2	.326	2.5	2.8	.877
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	9	36.2	26.9	4.2	6.3	10.6	3.2	0.6	1.9	2.4	4.1	9.9	19.2	.514	0.0	0.0	-	7.1	11.7	.610
Jordan Poole	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Shaquille O'Neal	Jordan Poole
Season	1997-98	2024-25
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Did not play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	60	36.3	28.3	3.5	7.9	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	2.9	3.2	11.2	19.1	.584	0.0	0.0	-	6.0	11.4	.527
difference:	+8	+6.9	+7.8	+3.0	+5.4	+8.4	+2.1	+0.6	+2.0	-0.1	-0.2	+4.5	+3.6	+.152	+3.5	+9.1		+2.4	+7.4	+.356
Jordan Poole	68	29.4	20.5	0.5	2.5	3.0	4.5	1.3	0.4	3.0	3.0	6.7	15.5	.432	3.5	9.1	.378	3.6	4.0	.883
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	13	38.5	30.5	3.7	6.5	10.2	2.9	0.5	2.6	3.3	3.2	12.2	19.8	.612	0.0	0.0	-	6.2	12.2	.503
Jordan Poole	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Shaquille O'Neal	Jordan Poole
Season	1998-99	2025-26
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Did not play (season in progress)

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	49	34.8	26.3	3.8	6.9	10.7	2.3	0.7	1.7	2.5	3.2	10.4	18.1	.576	0.0	0.0	-	5.5	10.2	.540
difference:	+34	+6.9	+9.6	+3.5	+5.2	+8.8	+1.1		+1.3	-0.8	-0.9	+5.3	+4.6	+.202	+2.4	+8.3		+1.4	+5.7	+.372
Jordan Poole	15	27.9	16.7	0.3	1.7	1.9	3.4	0.7	0.4	1.7	2.3	5.1	13.5	.374	2.4	8.3	.288	4.1	4.5	.912
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	8	39.4	26.6	5.5	6.1	11.6	2.3	0.9	2.9	2.3	3.6	9.9	19.4	.510	0.0	0.0	-	6.9	14.8	.466
Jordan Poole	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Shaquille O'Neal played 12 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 19, from 2000 to 2011—Shaquille O'Neal played in 11 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those 12 extra years over Jordan Poole, Shaquille O'Neal got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 7 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Scoring Leader 9 All-Star Game 3 All-Star Game MVP