De'Aaron Fox vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal and De'Aaron Fox 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that De'Aaron Fox has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Jermaine 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, De'Aaron Fox averages 8.3 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (21.5 points against 13.2). On the other hand Jermaine O'Neal scored a total of 1,910 points more than De'Aaron Fox (13,309 vs. 11,399).

Points Per Game

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 21.5
+8.3
8
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 11,399
8
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
+1,910
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason De'Aaron Fox has a better career point average than Jermaine O'Neal (+15.8 points per game) while Jermaine O'Neal scored more points (+932).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+15.8
1
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
14

Total Points

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 192
1
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
+932
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
Jermaine O'Neal 0

50+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
Jermaine O'Neal 1

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 16
+15
Jermaine O'Neal 1

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 102
+60
Jermaine O'Neal 42

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 299
+33
Jermaine O'Neal 266

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 485
Jermaine O'Neal 619
+134

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 530
Jermaine O'Neal 950
+420

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 1
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+60

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 2
Jermaine O'Neal 3
+1

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 6
Jermaine O'Neal 24
+18

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 7
Jermaine O'Neal 52
+45

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 7
Jermaine O'Neal 82
+75

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 0
Jermaine O'Neal 15
+15

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
De'Aaron Fox 21.5 7.9 16.9 47.0 1.5 4.6 33.0 4.1 5.5 74.6 8 531
difference:+8.3+2.8+6.0+0.3+1.5+4.5+18.3+1.1+1.3+3.1+10+480
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
De'Aaron Fox 11,399 4,210 8,959 47.0 815 2,467 33.0 2,164 2,900 74.6 8 531
difference:+1,910+934+2,066+0.3+801+2,372+18.3+843+1,308+3.1+10+480
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
De'Aaron Fox 27.4 10.0 23.6 42.4 3.0 9.0 33.3 4.4 5.9 75.6 1 7
difference:+15.8+5.7+13.6+0.2+3.0+8.8+33.3+1.3+1.6+3.8+13+90
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
De'Aaron Fox 192 70 165 42.4 21 63 33.3 31 41 75.6 1 7
difference:+932+343+805+0.2+21+47+33.3+267+374+3.8+13+90
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

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 11.6
+7.5
201873
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
199745

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 17.3
+12.8
201981
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
199860

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 21.1
+18.6
202051
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.2
+21.3
202158
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.2
+10.3
202259
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
200181

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.0
+6.0
202373
Jermaine O'Neal 19.0
200272

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 26.6
+5.8
202474
Jermaine O'Neal 20.8
200377

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
+3.4
202562
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
200478

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 10 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2005 to 2014—he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 492 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.3 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20180
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20190
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20200
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
+1.6
19999

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20210
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
+1.5
20008

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20220
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
+9.8
20014

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+10.2
20237
Jermaine O'Neal 17.2
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20240
Jermaine O'Neal 22.8
+22.8
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20250
Jermaine O'Neal 19.2
+19.2
200416

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.5 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

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