DeAndre Jordan vs. Shaquille O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shaquille O'Neal and DeAndre Jordan 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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Shaquille O'Neal is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by DeAndre Jordan.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Shaquille O'Neal has better scoring stats than DeAndre Jordan 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.

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 19 NBA regular seasons played, Shaquille O'Neal averages 15.2 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 17 seasons (23.7 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 19,113 points more (28,596 vs. 9,483).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
17
Shaquille O'Neal 23.7
+15.2
19

Total Points

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 9,483
17
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
+19,113
19

Scoring Titles

DeAndre Jordan 0
Shaquille O'Neal 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shaquille O'Neal has a better career point average than DeAndre Jordan (+16.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,667).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3
+16.3
17

Total Points

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 583
10
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250
+4,667
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Shaquille O'Neal 1
+1

50+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Shaquille O'Neal 3
+3

40+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Shaquille O'Neal 49
+49

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 1
Shaquille O'Neal 313
+312

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 48
Shaquille O'Neal 826
+778

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 433
Shaquille O'Neal 1,132
+699

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 1,046
Shaquille O'Neal 1,205
+159

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 65
+63
Shaquille O'Neal 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Shaquille O'Neal 12
+12

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Shaquille O'Neal 55
+55

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 5
Shaquille O'Neal 148
+143

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 27
Shaquille O'Neal 206
+179

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 61
Shaquille O'Neal 215
+154

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 12
+11
Shaquille O'Neal 1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeAndre Jordan 8.5 3.5 5.2 67.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 1.6 3.4 47.5 17 1,111
difference:+15.2+5.9+10.9+9.1+10.9+3.3+5.9+5.2+2+96
Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 9.4 16.1 58.2 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.9 9.3 52.7 19 1,207

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeAndre Jordan 9,483 3,856 5,725 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,769 3,728 47.5 17 1,111
difference:+19,113+7,474+13,732+9.1+1+9+10.9+4,166+7,524+5.2+2+96
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 11,330 19,457 58.2 1 22 4.5 5,935 11,252 52.7 19 1,207

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeAndre Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73
difference:+16.3+6.5+12.4+10.7+3.2+5.4+10.0+7+143
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 9.4 16.8 56.3 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 10.7 50.4 17 216

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73
difference:+4,667+1,828+3,309+10.7+1+1,011+1,928+10.0+7+143
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 2,041 3,627 56.3 0 0 - 1,168 2,317 50.4 17 216

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953
Shaquille O'Neal 23.4
+19.1
199381

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070
Shaquille O'Neal 29.3
+24.5
199481

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.3
+22.2
199579

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+19.2
199654

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382
Shaquille O'Neal 26.2
+17.4
199751

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482
Shaquille O'Neal 28.3
+17.9
199860

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582
Shaquille O'Neal 26.3
+14.8
199949

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.7
+17.0
2000NBA Champion79

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201781
Shaquille O'Neal 28.7
+16.0
2001NBA Champion74

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.0
201877
Shaquille O'Neal 27.2
+15.2
2002NBA Champion67

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969
Shaquille O'Neal 27.5
+16.5
200367

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969
Shaquille O'Neal 21.5
+10.5
200467

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969
Shaquille O'Neal 22.9
+11.9
200573

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 8.3
202056
Shaquille O'Neal 20.0
+11.7
2006NBA Champion59

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.5
202157
Shaquille O'Neal 17.3
+9.8
200740

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
202248
Shaquille O'Neal 13.6
+9.3
200861

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 5.1
2023NBA Champion39
Shaquille O'Neal 13.6
+8.5
200861

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 3.9
202436
Shaquille O'Neal 17.8
+13.9
200975

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
202556
Shaquille O'Neal 12.0
+8.3
201053

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Shaquille O'Neal played 1 season more than DeAndre Jordan in the NBA.

In that year—his season 20 in 2011—he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 37 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090
Shaquille O'Neal -
DNP
19930

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100
Shaquille O'Neal 20.7
+20.7
19943

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110
Shaquille O'Neal 25.7
+25.7
199521

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
201211
Shaquille O'Neal 25.8
+21.3
199612

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
20136
Shaquille O'Neal 26.9
+23.2
19979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
201413
Shaquille O'Neal 30.5
+20.9
199813

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
201514
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+13.5
19998

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
20166
Shaquille O'Neal 30.7
+19.0
2000NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 15.4
20177
Shaquille O'Neal 30.4
+15.0
2001NBA Champion16

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20180
Shaquille O'Neal 28.5
+28.5
2002NBA Champion19

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190
Shaquille O'Neal 27.0
+27.0
200312

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190
Shaquille O'Neal 21.5
+21.5
200422

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190
Shaquille O'Neal 19.4
+19.4
200513

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20200
Shaquille O'Neal 18.4
+18.4
2006NBA Champion23

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20210
Shaquille O'Neal 18.8
+18.8
20074

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 3.3
20223
Shaquille O'Neal 15.2
+11.9
20085

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 1.3
2023NBA Champion4
Shaquille O'Neal 15.2
+13.9
20085

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 2.0
+2.0
20242
Shaquille O'Neal -
DNP
20090

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 0.9
20257
Shaquille O'Neal 11.5
+10.6
201011

Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Shaquille O'Neal played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 1.0 points in a total of 2 games.

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