Shaquille O'Neal vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 and Paul Pierce both played 19 years in the NBA. Shaquille O'Neal had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while Paul Pierce had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Shaquille O'Neal	19	17	1992-93 to 2010-11
Paul Pierce	19	14	1998-99 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19


Rookie Season
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	1992-93	1998-99
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	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:	+33	+3.9	+6.9	+1.8	+5.6	+7.5	+0.5	+1.0	+2.5	-1.4	-1.1	+3.1	+2.6	+.123	+1.8	+4.3		+2.4	+4.8	+.121
Paul Pierce	48	34.0	16.5	2.4	4.0	6.4	2.4	1.7	1.0	2.4	2.9	5.9	13.5	.439	1.8	4.3	.412	2.9	4.1	.713

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shaquille O'Neal nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	1993-94	1999-00
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	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:	+8	+4.4	+9.8	+3.6	+4.2	+7.8	+0.6	+1.2	+2.1	-0.3	-0.3	+5.1	+4.5	+.157	+1.3	+3.8		+0.9	+4.3	+.244
Paul Pierce	73	35.4	19.5	1.1	4.3	5.4	3.0	2.1	0.8	2.4	3.2	6.7	15.1	.442	1.3	3.8	.343	4.9	6.2	.798

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
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	1994-95	2000-01
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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	+1.0	+4.0	+3.1	+2.1	+5.0	+0.4	+0.8	+1.6	-0.6	-0.2	+3.4	+1.7	+.129	+1.8	+4.6	+.383	+0.9	+1.8	+.212
Paul Pierce	82	38.0	25.3	1.1	5.2	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.8	3.2	3.1	8.4	18.5	.454	1.8	4.7	.383	6.7	9.0	.745

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
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	1995-96	2001-02
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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	+4.3	+0.5	+2.4	+1.8	+4.1	+0.3	+1.3	+1.1		-0.7	+2.4	+0.4	+.131	+2.6	+6.3		+1.7	+1.7	+.322
Paul Pierce	82	40.3	26.1	1.0	5.9	6.9	3.2	1.9	1.0	2.9	2.9	8.6	19.5	.442	2.6	6.3	.404	6.3	7.8	.809

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:	+4	+3.7	+1.2	+2.4	+1.0	+1.4	+0.5	+0.9		-0.1		+3.3	+0.9	+.203	+1.9	+6.5		+3.5	+0.4	+.371
Paul Pierce	16	42.0	24.6	1.7	6.9	8.6	4.1	1.7	1.3	3.8	3.3	7.6	18.9	.403	1.9	6.5	.288	7.5	9.8	.764


Season 5
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	1996-97	2002-03
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+28	+1.1	+0.3	+2.5	+2.7	+5.2	+1.3	+0.9	+2.1	-0.7	-0.6	+2.4	+0.8	+.141	+1.5	+4.8	+.302	+3.1	+0.1	+.318
Paul Pierce	79	39.2	25.9	1.3	6.0	7.3	4.4	1.8	0.8	3.6	2.9	8.4	20.2	.416	1.5	4.9	.302	7.6	9.5	.802

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
difference:	+1	+8.3	+0.2	+3.1	+1.6	+1.6	+3.5	+1.5	+1.1	-2.0	-0.3	+2.2	+0.1	+.115	+1.6	+4.5		+3.0		+.253
Paul Pierce	10	44.5	27.1	1.1	7.9	9.0	6.7	2.1	0.8	4.4	3.8	7.7	19.3	.399	1.6	4.5	.356	10.1	11.7	.863


Season 6
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	1997-98	2003-04
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+20	+2.4	+5.3	+2.6	+2.2	+4.9	+2.7	+0.9	+1.7	-0.9	-0.3	+3.7	+0.4	+.182	+1.4	+4.8		+0.5	+3.5	+.292
Paul Pierce	80	38.7	23.0	0.9	5.7	6.5	5.1	1.6	0.7	3.8	2.9	7.5	18.7	.402	1.4	4.8	.299	6.5	7.9	.819

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
difference:	+9	+2.3	+9.7	+2.2	+0.8	+1.4	+0.4	+0.8	+1.6	-3.0	-0.2	+5.7	+0.8	+.270	+1.3	+4.3		+0.3	+4.4	+.336
Paul Pierce	4	40.8	20.8	1.5	7.3	8.8	2.5	1.3	1.0	6.3	3.0	6.5	19.0	.342	1.3	4.3	.294	6.5	7.8	.839


Season 7
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	1998-99	2004-05
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+33	+1.3	+4.7	+2.8	+1.3	+4.1	+1.9	+0.9	+1.2	-0.3	-0.1	+3.6	+3.2	+.121	+1.3	+3.6		+1.2	+2.1	+.282
Paul Pierce	82	36.1	21.6	1.0	5.6	6.6	4.2	1.6	0.5	2.8	3.1	6.8	14.9	.455	1.3	3.6	.370	6.7	8.1	.822

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
difference:	+1	+0.3	+3.7	+4.5	+0.6	+3.9	+2.3	+1.0	+1.5	-0.4	-1.0	+3.2	+6.1	+.005	+1.0	+3.9		+1.5	+5.1	+.402
Paul Pierce	7	39.7	22.9	1.0	6.7	7.7	4.6	1.9	1.4	2.7	2.6	6.7	13.3	.505	1.0	3.9	.259	8.4	9.7	.868


Season 8
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	1999-00	2005-06
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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8th 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	40.0	29.7	4.3	9.4	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	2.8	3.2	12.1	21.1	.574	0.0	0.0	-	5.5	10.4	.524
difference:		+1.0	+2.9	+3.3	+3.7	+6.9	+0.9	+0.9	+2.6	-0.7	-0.4	+3.4	+2.6	+.103	+1.4	+4.0		+2.4	+0.1	+.248
Paul Pierce	79	39.0	26.8	1.0	5.7	6.7	4.7	1.4	0.4	3.5	2.8	8.7	18.5	.471	1.4	4.0	.354	7.9	10.3	.772

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	23	43.5	30.7	5.2	10.3	15.4	3.1	0.6	2.4	2.4	2.9	12.4	22.0	.566	0.0	0.0	-	5.9	12.9	.456
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	2000-01	2006-07
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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9th 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	74	39.5	28.7	3.9	8.8	12.7	3.7	0.6	2.8	2.9	3.5	11.0	19.2	.572	0.0	0.0	-	6.7	13.1	.513
difference:	+27	+2.5	+3.7	+3.1	+3.7	+6.8	+0.4	+0.4	+2.5	-0.3	-0.9	+3.1	+1.1	+.133	+2.3	+5.9		+0.1	+4.5	+.283
Paul Pierce	47	37.0	25.0	0.8	5.1	5.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	3.2	2.6	7.9	18.1	.439	2.3	5.9	.389	6.8	8.6	.796

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	16	42.3	30.4	5.7	9.8	15.4	3.2	0.4	2.4	3.6	3.4	11.9	21.5	.555	0.0	0.0	-	6.6	12.5	.525
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	2001-02	2007-08
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	Finals MVP
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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10th 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	67	36.1	27.2	3.5	7.2	10.7	3.0	0.6	2.0	2.6	3.0	10.6	18.3	.579	0.0	0.0	-	5.9	10.7	.555
difference:	+13	+0.2	+7.6	+2.8	+2.7	+5.6	+1.5	+0.7	+1.5	-0.2	-0.5	+4.2	+4.6	+.115	+1.8	+4.6		+0.8	+4.6	+.288
Paul Pierce	80	35.9	19.6	0.7	4.5	5.1	4.5	1.3	0.5	2.8	2.5	6.4	13.7	.464	1.8	4.6	.392	5.1	6.1	.843

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	19	40.8	28.5	3.5	9.1	12.6	2.8	0.5	2.5	3.3	3.3	10.7	20.2	.529	0.0	0.0	-	7.1	10.9	.649
difference:	+7	+2.7	+8.8	+2.7	+4.9	+7.6	+1.8	+0.6	+2.2	-0.1	-0.2	+4.4	+6.0	+.088	+1.7	+4.6		+1.6	+4.1	+.153
Paul Pierce	26	38.1	19.7	0.8	4.2	5.0	4.6	1.1	0.3	3.2	3.5	6.3	14.2	.441	1.7	4.6	.361	5.5	6.8	.802


Season 11
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	2002-03	2008-09
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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11th 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	67	37.8	27.5	3.9	7.2	11.1	3.1	0.6	2.4	2.9	3.4	10.4	18.1	.574	0.0	0.0	-	6.7	10.8	.622
difference:	+14	+0.3	+7.0	+3.2	+2.2	+5.5	+0.5	+0.4	+2.1	-0.1	-0.7	+3.7	+3.5	+.117	+1.5	+3.8		+1.0	+4.0	+.208
Paul Pierce	81	37.5	20.5	0.7	5.0	5.6	3.6	1.0	0.3	2.8	2.7	6.7	14.6	.457	1.5	3.8	.391	5.7	6.8	.830

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	12	40.1	27.0	5.3	9.6	14.8	3.7	0.6	2.8	2.9	2.8	10.1	18.8	.535	0.0	0.0	-	6.8	11.0	.621
difference:	+2	+0.4	+6.0	+5.0	+4.1	+9.0	+0.6	+0.5	+2.4	-0.5	-0.3	+3.3	+3.0	+.105	+1.4	+4.1		+0.7	+3.8	+.221
Paul Pierce	14	39.7	21.0	0.3	5.5	5.8	3.1	1.1	0.4	2.4	3.1	6.8	15.8	.430	1.4	4.1	.333	6.1	7.2	.842


Season 12
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	2003-04	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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12th 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	67	36.8	21.5	3.7	7.8	11.5	2.9	0.5	2.5	2.9	3.4	8.3	14.1	.584	0.0	0.0	-	4.9	10.1	.490
difference:	+4	+2.8	+3.2	+3.2	+4.0	+7.1	+0.2	+0.7	+2.1	-0.6	-0.6	+2.5	+1.9	+.112	+1.5	+3.7		+0.3	+4.0	+.362
Paul Pierce	71	34.0	18.3	0.5	3.8	4.4	3.1	1.2	0.4	2.3	2.8	5.8	12.2	.472	1.5	3.7	.414	5.2	6.1	.852

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	22	41.9	21.5	4.1	9.1	13.2	2.5	0.3	2.8	2.5	4.1	8.3	14.0	.593	0.0	0.0	-	5.0	11.5	.429
difference:	+2	+3.1	+2.7	+3.3	+4.0	+7.2	+0.9	+0.7	+2.2	-0.2	-0.8	+2.2		+.155	+1.7	+4.3		+0.1	+5.6	+.395
Paul Pierce	24	38.8	18.8	0.8	5.1	6.0	3.4	1.0	0.6	2.7	3.3	6.1	14.0	.438	1.7	4.3	.392	4.9	5.9	.824


Season 13
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	2004-05	2010-11
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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13th 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	73	34.1	22.9	3.5	6.9	10.4	2.7	0.5	2.3	2.8	3.6	9.0	15.0	.601	0.0	0.0	-	4.8	10.5	.461
difference:	+7	+0.6	+4.0	+3.1	+1.9	+5.0	+0.6	+0.5	+1.7	-0.7	-0.7	+2.7	+2.2	+.104	+1.4	+3.7			+4.9	+.399
Paul Pierce	80	34.7	18.9	0.4	5.0	5.4	3.3	1.0	0.6	2.1	2.9	6.3	12.8	.497	1.4	3.7	.374	4.8	5.6	.860

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	13	33.0	19.4	1.5	6.4	7.8	1.9	0.4	1.5	3.2	4.0	7.8	13.9	.558	0.0	0.0	-	3.8	8.2	.472
difference:	+4	+5.1	+1.4	+0.9	+2.0	+2.8	+0.9	+0.9	+1.1	-0.5	-0.7	+0.2	+2.5	+.099	+2.3	+5.2		+0.5	+4.4	+.410
Paul Pierce	9	38.1	20.8	0.6	4.4	5.0	2.8	1.3	0.4	2.7	3.3	7.6	16.4	.459	2.3	5.2	.447	3.3	3.8	.882


Season 14
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	2005-06	2011-12
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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14th 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	59	30.6	20.0	2.9	6.3	9.2	1.9	0.4	1.8	2.8	3.9	8.1	13.6	.600	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	8.0	.469
difference:	+2	+3.4	+0.6	+2.3	+1.7	+4.0	+2.6	+0.7	+1.4		-1.5	+1.6	+1.0	+.157	+1.6	+4.5		+1.1	+2.4	+.383
Paul Pierce	61	34.0	19.4	0.6	4.6	5.2	4.5	1.1	0.4	2.8	2.4	6.5	14.6	.443	1.6	4.5	.366	4.8	5.6	.852

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	23	33.0	18.4	3.3	6.5	9.8	1.7	0.5	1.5	3.7	3.7	7.7	12.7	.612	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	7.9	.374
difference:	+3	+5.9	+0.5	+2.6	+1.1	+3.7	+1.4	+1.0	+0.6	-0.9	-0.3	+1.7	+2.9	+.226	+1.4	+4.4		+2.5	+1.7	+.520
Paul Pierce	20	38.9	18.9	0.7	5.4	6.1	3.1	1.5	0.9	2.8	3.4	6.0	15.6	.386	1.4	4.4	.310	5.5	6.2	.894


Season 15
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	2006-07	2012-13
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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15th 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	40	28.4	17.3	2.4	5.0	7.4	2.0	0.2	1.4	2.4	3.5	7.1	12.0	.591	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	7.4	.422
difference:	+37	+5.0	+1.3	+1.8	+0.7	+1.1	+2.8	+0.9	+1.0	-0.4	-0.8	+0.9	+2.2	+.155	+1.9	+5.0		+1.2	+1.9	+.365
Paul Pierce	77	33.4	18.6	0.6	5.7	6.3	4.8	1.1	0.4	2.8	2.7	6.2	14.2	.436	1.9	5.0	.380	4.3	5.5	.787

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	4	30.3	18.8	4.0	4.5	8.5	1.3	0.3	1.5	3.5	3.8	8.3	14.8	.559	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	6.8	.333
difference:	+2	+12.2	+0.4	+3.3	+0.5	+2.8	+4.0	+0.5	+1.0	-1.8	-0.3	+1.8	+2.9	+.191	+1.8	+6.8		+2.0	+2.0	+.564
Paul Pierce	6	42.5	19.2	0.7	5.0	5.7	5.3	0.8	0.5	5.3	3.5	6.5	17.7	.368	1.8	6.8	.268	4.3	4.8	.897


Season 16
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	2007-08	2013-14
Team	Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East Conf Semis

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16th 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	61	28.7	13.6	2.7	6.4	9.1	1.5	0.5	1.4	3.0	3.7	5.4	9.1	.593	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	5.5	.503
difference:	+14	+0.7	+0.1	+2.4	+2.1	+4.5	+0.9	+0.6	+1.0	-1.0	-1.2	+1.1	+0.4	+.142	+1.5	+4.0		+0.6	+1.4	+.323
Paul Pierce	75	28.0	13.5	0.3	4.3	4.6	2.4	1.1	0.4	2.0	2.5	4.3	9.5	.451	1.5	4.0	.373	3.4	4.1	.826

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	5	30.0	15.2	2.6	6.6	9.2	1.0	1.0	2.6	1.8	4.2	4.4	10.0	.440	0.0	0.0	-	6.4	12.8	.500
difference:	+7	+0.7	+1.5	+2.3	+2.4	+4.7	+1.0	+0.2	+2.3	-0.1	-0.5	+0.6	+0.8	+.025	+1.6	+4.4		+4.3	+10.1	+.281
Paul Pierce	12	30.7	13.7	0.3	4.2	4.5	2.0	1.2	0.3	1.7	3.7	5.0	10.8	.465	1.6	4.4	.358	2.1	2.7	.781


Season 17
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	2008-09	2014-15
Team	Phoenix Suns	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis

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17th 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	75	30.0	17.8	2.5	5.9	8.4	1.7	0.7	1.4	2.2	3.4	6.8	11.2	.609	0.0	0.0	-	4.1	6.9	.595
difference:	+2	+3.8	+5.9	+1.9	+2.5	+4.4	+0.3	+0.1	+1.1	-0.9	-1.2	+2.8	+2.2	+.162	+1.6	+4.2		+1.9	+4.0	+.186
Paul Pierce	73	26.2	11.9	0.6	3.4	4.0	2.0	0.6	0.3	1.3	2.2	4.0	9.0	.447	1.6	4.2	.389	2.2	2.9	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Pierce	10	29.8	14.6	0.0	4.2	4.2	0.9	0.6	0.7	1.0	3.3	4.8	9.9	.485	3.3	6.3	.524	1.7	2.0	.850


Season 18
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	2009-10	2015-16
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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18th 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	53	23.4	12.0	1.8	4.9	6.7	1.5	0.3	1.2	2.0	3.2	4.9	8.7	.566	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	4.3	.496
difference:	+15	+5.3	+5.9	+1.6	+2.3	+4.0	+0.5	+0.2	+0.9	-1.1	-1.3	+2.8	+2.9	+.203	+1.1	+3.6		+1.3	+3.3	+.322
Paul Pierce	68	18.1	6.1	0.2	2.6	2.7	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.9	2.1	5.8	.363	1.1	3.6	.310	0.8	1.0	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	11	22.1	11.5	1.9	3.6	5.5	1.4	0.2	1.2	2.2	3.7	4.4	8.5	.516	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	4.3	.660
difference:	+6	+11.3	+10.3	+1.9	+2.4	+4.3	+1.2	+0.2	+1.2	-1.8	-2.5	+4.0	+6.1	+.349	+0.2	+1.0		+2.6	+3.5	+.410
Paul Pierce	5	10.8	1.2	0.0	1.2	1.2	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.4	1.2	0.4	2.4	.167	0.2	1.0	.200	0.2	0.8	.250


Season 19
	Shaquille O'Neal	Paul Pierce
Season	2010-11	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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19th 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	37	20.3	9.2	1.3	3.5	4.8	0.7	0.4	1.1	1.5	3.2	3.6	5.4	.667	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.5	.557
difference:	+12	+9.2	+6.0	+1.3	+1.6	+2.9	+0.3	+0.2	+0.9	-0.9	-1.6	+2.5	+2.6	+.267	+0.6	+1.7		+1.6	+3.0	+.212
Paul Pierce	25	11.1	3.2	0.0	1.9	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.6	1.1	2.8	.400	0.6	1.7	.349	0.4	0.5	.769

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shaquille O'Neal	2	6.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	1.0	.000
difference:	+5	+8.4	+2.0	+0.3	+1.7	+2.0	+0.5	+0.2		-0.6	-0.4	+0.6	+1.6	+.056	+0.6	+1.4		+0.1	+0.9	+1.000
Paul Pierce	7	14.4	3.0	0.3	1.7	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.6	1.6	1.1	2.6	.444	0.6	1.4	.400	0.1	0.1	1.000

Shaquille O'Neal vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce 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.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

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Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

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Season 10

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Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

Season 18

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Season 19

19th Season Stats Comparison