Steve Kerr vs. Shaquille O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shaquille O'Neal and Steve Kerr, 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.

Steve Kerr played 15 years in the NBA, 4 less than Shaquille O'Neal, who played 19. Steve Kerr had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Shaquille O'Neal had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1988-89	1992-93
Team	Phoenix Suns	Orlando Magic
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		%
Steve Kerr	26	6.0	2.1	0.1	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.8	1.8	.435	0.3	0.7	.471	0.2	0.3	.667
difference:	+55	+31.9	+21.3	+4.1	+9.1	+13.2	+1.0	+0.4	+3.5	-3.6	-3.5	+8.2	+14.3	+.127	+0.3	+0.7		+5.1	+8.6	+.075
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Kerr nor Shaquille O'Neal played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1989-90	1993-94
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Steve Kerr	78	21.3	6.7	0.2	1.1	1.3	3.2	0.6	0.1	0.9	0.8	2.5	5.5	.444	0.9	1.8	.507	0.8	0.9	.863
difference:	+3	+18.5	+22.6	+4.5	+7.4	+11.9	+0.8	+0.3	+2.8	-1.8	-2.7	+9.3	+14.1	+.155	+0.9	+1.8		+5.0	+9.6	+.309
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	5	14.6	1.6	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.4	1.2	0.8	2.8	.286	0.0	0.6	.000	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+2	+27.4	+19.1	+5.5	+6.7	+12.1	+0.3	+0.1	+3.0	-2.9	-3.1	+6.9	+12.2	+.225		+0.6		+5.3	+11.3
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

Season 3
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1990-91	1994-95
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Steve Kerr	57	15.9	4.8	0.1	0.6	0.6	2.3	0.5	0.1	0.7	0.9	1.7	3.9	.444	0.5	1.1	.452	0.8	0.9	.849
difference:	+22	+21.1	+24.5	+4.1	+6.7	+10.8	+0.4	+0.4	+2.3	-1.9	-2.4	+10.1	+16.3	+.139	+0.5	+1.0	+.452	+5.0	+9.9	+.316
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 4
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1991-92	1995-96
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals	Magic 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		%
Steve Kerr	48	17.6	6.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	2.3	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.6	2.5	4.9	.511	0.7	1.5	.432	0.9	1.1	.833
difference:	+6	+18.4	+20.0	+3.1	+6.4	+9.4	+0.6		+1.9	-2.3	-3.0	+8.5	+14.2	+.062	+0.7	+1.5		+3.7	+8.4	+.346
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	12	12.4	3.7	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.5	3.4	.439	0.3	0.9	.273	0.4	0.4	1.000
difference:		+25.9	+22.1	+4.0	+5.5	+9.5	+3.8	+0.4	+1.3	-3.4	-2.3	+9.4	+14.6	+.167	+0.3	+0.9		+3.6	+9.8	+.607
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

Season 5
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1992-93	1996-97
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West 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		%
Steve Kerr	52	9.3	2.6	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.7	1.0	2.3	.434	0.1	0.5	.231	0.4	0.5	.917
difference:	+1	+28.8	+23.6	+3.7	+7.9	+11.6	+1.8	+0.7	+2.9	-2.4	-2.8	+9.8	+17.1	+.123	+0.1	+0.4	+.231	+4.1	+8.9	+.433
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 6
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1993-94	1997-98
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
Steve Kerr	82	24.8	8.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	2.6	0.9	0.0	0.7	1.2	3.5	7.0	.497	0.6	1.5	.419	1.0	1.2	.856
difference:	+22	+11.5	+19.7	+3.2	+6.6	+9.8	+0.2	+0.2	+2.4	-2.2	-2.0	+7.7	+12.1	+.087	+0.6	+1.5		+5.0	+10.2	+.329
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	10	18.6	3.5	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.1	1.3	1.3	3.6	.361	0.6	1.6	.375	0.3	0.3	1.000
difference:	+3	+19.9	+27.0	+3.5	+5.3	+8.8	+1.9	+0.2	+2.6	-3.2	-1.9	+10.9	+16.2	+.251	+0.6	+1.6		+5.9	+11.9	+.497
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

Season 7
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1994-95	1998-99
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Steve Kerr	82	22.4	8.2	0.2	1.2	1.5	1.8	0.5	0.0	0.6	1.4	3.2	6.0	.527	1.1	2.1	.524	0.8	1.0	.778
difference:	+33	+12.4	+18.1	+3.6	+5.7	+9.2	+0.5	+0.2	+1.7	-1.9	-1.8	+7.2	+12.1	+.049	+1.1	+2.1		+4.7	+9.2	+.238
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	10	19.3	5.1	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.4	1.9	4.0	.475	0.8	1.9	.421	0.5	0.5	1.000
difference:	+2	+20.1	+21.5	+5.4	+5.6	+11.0	+0.8	+0.8	+2.9	-2.3	-2.2	+8.0	+15.4	+.035	+0.8	+1.9		+6.4	+14.3	+.534
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

Season 8
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1995-96	1999-00
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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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		%
Steve Kerr	82	23.4	8.4	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.3	0.8	0.0	0.5	1.3	3.0	5.9	.506	1.5	2.9	.515	1.0	1.0	.929
difference:	+3	+16.6	+21.3	+4.0	+8.4	+12.3	+1.5	+0.3	+3.0	-2.3	-1.9	+9.1	+15.2	+.068	+1.5	+2.9		+4.5	+9.4	+.405
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	18	19.8	6.8	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.7	0.8	0.0	0.7	1.2	2.2	4.8	.448	0.9	2.9	.321	1.5	1.7	.871
difference:	+5	+23.7	+23.9	+5.0	+9.5	+14.4	+1.4	+0.2	+2.4	-1.7	-1.7	+10.2	+17.2	+.118	+0.9	+2.9		+4.4	+11.2	+.415
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

Season 9
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1996-97	2000-01
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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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		%
Steve Kerr	82	22.7	8.1	0.4	1.2	1.6	2.1	0.8	0.0	0.5	1.2	3.0	5.7	.533	1.3	2.9	.464	0.7	0.8	.806
difference:	+8	+16.8	+20.6	+3.5	+7.6	+11.1	+1.6	+0.2	+2.8	-2.4	-2.3	+8.0	+13.5	+.039	+1.3	+2.9		+6.0	+12.3	+.293
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	19	17.9	5.0	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.4	1.3	1.7	4.1	.429	0.8	2.2	.381	0.7	0.7	.929
difference:	+3	+24.4	+25.4	+5.5	+9.1	+14.5	+2.1	+0.5	+2.3	-3.2	-2.1	+10.2	+17.4	+.126	+0.8	+2.2		+5.9	+11.8	+.404
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

Season 10
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1997-98	2001-02
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	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		%
Steve Kerr	50	22.4	7.5	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.9	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.4	2.7	6.0	.454	1.1	2.6	.438	0.9	1.0	.918
difference:	+17	+13.7	+19.7	+3.2	+5.9	+9.2	+1.1	+0.1	+1.9	-2.1	-1.6	+7.9	+12.3	+.125	+1.1	+2.6		+5.0	+9.7	+.363
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	21	19.8	4.9	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.2	1.2	1.6	3.6	.434	0.9	2.0	.463	0.9	1.0	.818
difference:	+2	+21.0	+23.6	+3.1	+8.7	+11.8	+1.1	+0.2	+2.5	-3.1	-2.1	+9.1	+16.6	+.095	+0.9	+2.0		+6.2	+9.9	+.169
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

Season 11
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1998-99	2002-03
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Lakers Lost West 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		%
Steve Kerr	44	16.7	4.4	0.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.5	4.0	.391	0.6	1.8	.313	0.7	0.8	.886
difference:	+23	+21.1	+23.1	+3.8	+6.3	+10.1	+2.0	+0.1	+2.3	-2.4	-2.8	+8.9	+14.1	+.183	+0.6	+1.8		+6.0	+10.0	+.264
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	11	8.7	2.2	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.5	0.7	2.7	.267	0.3	1.2	.231	0.5	0.5	.833
difference:	+1	+31.4	+24.8	+5.0	+9.1	+14.0	+3.0	+0.4	+2.8	-2.5	-2.3	+9.4	+16.1	+.268	+0.3	+1.2		+6.3	+10.5	+.212
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

Season 12
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1999-00	2003-04
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers 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		%
Steve Kerr	32	8.4	2.8	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.4	1.0	2.3	.432	0.5	1.0	.516	0.3	0.3	.818
difference:	+35	+28.4	+18.7	+3.6	+7.3	+10.9	+2.5	+0.4	+2.5	-2.7	-3.0	+7.3	+11.8	+.152	+0.5	+1.0		+4.6	+9.8	+.328
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 13
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2000-01	2004-05
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	Heat Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Steve Kerr	55	11.8	3.3	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.5	1.2	2.9	.421	0.6	1.4	.429	0.3	0.3	.933
difference:	+18	+22.3	+19.6	+3.4	+6.4	+9.8	+1.7	+0.2	+2.3	-2.4	-3.1	+7.8	+12.1	+.180	+0.6	+1.4		+4.5	+10.2	+.472
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	9	11.1	3.3	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.9	1.3	2.8	.480	0.6	1.7	.333	0.1	0.2	.500
difference:	+4	+21.9	+16.1	+1.2	+5.7	+6.8	+1.2		+1.4	-3.0	-3.1	+6.5	+11.1	+.078	+0.6	+1.7		+3.7	+8.0	+.028
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

Season 14
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2001-02	2005-06
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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		%
Steve Kerr	65	11.9	4.1	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.8	1.6	3.3	.470	0.4	1.0	.394	0.6	0.6	.975
difference:	+6	+18.7	+15.9	+2.8	+5.5	+8.3	+0.9	+0.2	+1.8	-2.4	-3.1	+6.5	+10.3	+.130	+0.4	+1.0		+3.1	+7.4	+.506
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	3	13.0	6.3	0.0	1.3	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	2.0	2.0	4.7	.429	0.7	2.7	.250	1.7	1.7	1.000
difference:	+20	+20.0	+12.1	+3.3	+5.2	+8.5		+0.2	+1.5	-3.4	-1.7	+5.7	+8.0	+.183	+0.7	+2.7		+1.3	+6.2	+.626
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

Season 15
	Steve Kerr	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2002-03	2006-07
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Heat 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		%
Steve Kerr	75	12.7	4.0	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.9	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.7	1.5	3.4	.430	0.7	1.7	.395	0.4	0.5	.882
difference:	+35	+15.7	+13.3	+2.2	+4.4	+6.6	+1.1	+0.2	+1.4	-1.9	-2.8	+5.6	+8.6	+.161	+0.7	+1.7		+2.7	+6.9	+.460
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steve Kerr	10	4.5	2.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.1	.636	0.5	0.6	.833	0.3	0.4	.750
difference:	+6	+25.8	+16.6	+3.9	+4.3	+8.2	+0.7	+0.2	+1.5	-3.4	-3.2	+7.6	+13.7	+.077	+0.5	+0.6		+2.0	+6.4	+.417
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

Additional Years
* Shaquille O'Neal played 4 seasons more than Steve Kerr in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 16 to 19, from 2008 to 2011—Shaquille O'Neal played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Steve Kerr, Shaquille O'Neal got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP