Deni Avdija vs. Shaquille O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shaquille O'Neal and Deni Avdija 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.

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 Deni Avdija.

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 average and totals in the regular season, and since Deni Avdija didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Shaquille O'Neal has better playoff stats. 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 19 NBA regular seasons played, Shaquille O'Neal averages 11.5 points more than Deni Avdija in his 6 seasons (23.7 points against 12.2), and he also scored a total of 23,915 points more (28,596 vs. 4,681).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Deni Avdija	12.2		6
Shaquille O'Neal	23.7	+11.5	19

Total Points			Seasons
Deni Avdija	4,681		6
Shaquille O'Neal	28,596	+23,915	19

Scoring Titles
Deni Avdija	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
Deni Avdija	6.3		2021	54
Shaquille O'Neal	23.4	+17.1	1993	81

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Deni Avdija	8.4		2022	82
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+20.9	1994	81

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Deni Avdija	9.2		2023	76
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+20.1	1995	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Deni Avdija	14.7		2024	75
Shaquille O'Neal	26.6	+11.9	1996	54

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Deni Avdija	16.9		2025	72
Shaquille O'Neal	26.2	+9.3	1997	51

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Deni Avdija	25.4		2026	25
Shaquille O'Neal	28.3	+2.9	1998	60

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Shaquille O'Neal played 14 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 20, from 1999 to 2011—he averaged 21.3 points in a total of 862 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.7 ppg and his lowest 9.2. In those 14 extra years over Deni Avdija, Shaquille O'Neal won 1 scoring title.