Alonzo Mourning vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Alonzo Mourning has better scoring stats than Jermaine O'Neal in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Alonzo Mourning averages 3.9 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (17.1 points against 13.2), and he also scored a total of 1,002 points more (14,311 vs. 13,309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alonzo Mourning 17.1
+3.9
15
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Alonzo Mourning 14,311
+1,002
15
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Alonzo Mourning has a better career point average than Jermaine O'Neal (+2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+167).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
+2.0
11
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Alonzo Mourning 1,291
+167
11
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 1
Jermaine O'Neal 1

40+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 4
+3
Jermaine O'Neal 1

30+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 55
+13
Jermaine O'Neal 42

20+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 336
+70
Jermaine O'Neal 266

10+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 664
+45
Jermaine O'Neal 619

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alonzo Mourning 832
Jermaine O'Neal 950
+118

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alonzo Mourning 6
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+55

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 6
+3
Jermaine O'Neal 3

20+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 30
+6
Jermaine O'Neal 24

10+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 59
+7
Jermaine O'Neal 52

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alonzo Mourning 89
+7
Jermaine O'Neal 82

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alonzo Mourning 6
Jermaine O'Neal 15
+9

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 17.1 6.1 11.6 52.7 0.0 0.1 24.7 4.8 7.0 69.2 15 838
difference:+3.9+1.0+0.7+6.1+10.0+1.8+2.8+2.3+3+173
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 5.1 10.9 46.7 0.0 0.1 14.7 3.0 4.2 71.5 18 1,011

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 14,311 5,116 9,701 52.7 22 89 24.7 4,057 5,862 69.2 15 838
difference:+1,002+28+1,324+6.1+8+6+10.0+1,050+1,654+2.3+3+173
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 13.6 4.6 9.1 51.2 0.1 0.2 36.8 4.2 6.5 64.9 11 95
difference:+2.0+0.3+0.9+8.6+0.1+36.8+1.1+2.2+6.9+3+2
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 4.3 10.0 42.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 71.8 14 97

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 1,291 441 861 51.2 7 19 36.8 402 619 64.9 11 95
difference:+167+28+109+8.6+7+3+36.8+104+204+6.9+3+2
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.0
+16.9
199378
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
199745

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.5
+17.0
199460
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
199860

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.3
+18.8
199577
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 23.2
+19.3
199670
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 19.8
+6.9
199766
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
200181

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 19.2
+0.2
199858
Jermaine O'Neal 19.0
200272

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 20.1
199946
Jermaine O'Neal 20.8
+0.7
200377

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.7
+1.6
200079
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
200478

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
200113
Jermaine O'Neal 24.3
+10.7
200544

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 15.7
200275
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
+4.4
200651

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 8.0
200412
Jermaine O'Neal 19.4
+11.4
200769

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 7.6
200537
Jermaine O'Neal 13.6
+6.0
200842

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 7.8
2006NBA Champion65
Jermaine O'Neal 13.3
+5.5
200968

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 8.6
200777
Jermaine O'Neal 13.6
+5.0
201070

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 6.0
+0.6
200825
Jermaine O'Neal 5.4
201124

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 3 seasons more than Alonzo Mourning in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2012 to 2014—he averaged 7.5 points in a total of 124 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.3 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 23.8
+23.8
19939
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
19940
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 22.0
+20.4
19954
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
19999

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 18.0
+16.5
19963
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
20008

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 17.8
+8.0
199717
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
20014

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 19.3
+2.1
19984
Jermaine O'Neal 17.2
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
19995
Jermaine O'Neal 22.8
+1.2
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
+2.4
200010
Jermaine O'Neal 19.2
200416

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 11.7
20013
Jermaine O'Neal 16.0
+4.3
200513

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20020
Jermaine O'Neal 21.0
+21.0
20066

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20040
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20070

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 6.1
+6.1
200515
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20080

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 3.8
2006NBA Champion21
Jermaine O'Neal 13.3
+9.5
20096

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 6.3
+2.1
20074
Jermaine O'Neal 4.2
20105

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20080
Jermaine O'Neal 5.8
+5.8
20119

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 7 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6 ppg and his lowest 6.