Anthony Edwards vs. Shaquille O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shaquille O'Neal and Anthony Edwards 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.

Anthony Edwards and Shaquille O'Neal have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history (Shaquille O'Neal is also one of the all-time leaders in total points) and here we compare all their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Shaquille O'Neal scored more total points in both stages. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 0.5 points more than Shaquille O'Neal in his 19 seasons (24.2 points against 23.7). On the other hand Shaquille O'Neal scored a total of 18,743 points more than Anthony Edwards (28,596 vs. 9,853).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Anthony Edwards	24.2	+0.5	6
Shaquille O'Neal	23.7		19

Total Points			Seasons
Anthony Edwards	9,853		6
Shaquille O'Neal	28,596	+18,743	19

Scoring Titles
Anthony Edwards	0
Shaquille O'Neal	2	+2

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Edwards	19.3		2021	72
Shaquille O'Neal	23.4	+4.1	1993	81

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Edwards	21.3		2022	72
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+8.0	1994	81

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Edwards	24.6		2023	79
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+4.7	1995	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Edwards	25.9		2024	79
Shaquille O'Neal	26.6	+0.7	1996	54

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Edwards	27.6	+1.4	2025	79
Shaquille O'Neal	26.2		1997	51

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Edwards	29.1	+0.8	2026	26
Shaquille O'Neal	28.3		1998	60

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

- Shaquille O'Neal played 13 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 19, from 1999 to 2011—he averaged 21.9 points in a total of 801 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.7 ppg and his lowest 9.2. In those 13 extra years over Anthony Edwards, Shaquille O'Neal won 1 scoring title.