Jermaine O'Neal vs. Pascal Siakam: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pascal Siakam and Jermaine O'Neal 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 Pascal Siakam has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Jermaine O'Neal scored more points in the regular season. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Pascal Siakam averages 4.9 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (18.1 points against 13.2). On the other hand Jermaine O'Neal scored a total of 1,879 points more than Pascal Siakam (13,309 vs. 11,430).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
18
Pascal Siakam 18.1
+4.9
10

Total Points

Seasons
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
+1,879
18
Pascal Siakam 11,430
10

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Pascal Siakam has a better career point average than Jermaine O'Neal (+6.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+560).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
14
Pascal Siakam 18.1
+6.5
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
14
Pascal Siakam 1,684
+560
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jermaine O'Neal 1
Pascal Siakam 1

40+ Point Games

Jermaine O'Neal 1
Pascal Siakam 5
+4

30+ Point Games

Jermaine O'Neal 42
Pascal Siakam 72
+30

20+ Point Games

Jermaine O'Neal 266
Pascal Siakam 283
+17

10+ Point Games

Jermaine O'Neal 619
+112
Pascal Siakam 507

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jermaine O'Neal 950
+331
Pascal Siakam 619

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jermaine O'Neal 61
+47
Pascal Siakam 14

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jermaine O'Neal 3
Pascal Siakam 8
+5

20+ Point Games

Jermaine O'Neal 24
Pascal Siakam 39
+15

10+ Point Games

Jermaine O'Neal 52
Pascal Siakam 80
+28

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jermaine O'Neal 82
Pascal Siakam 91
+9

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jermaine O'Neal 15
+13
Pascal Siakam 2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+4.9+1.8+3.0+3.2+1.1+3.2+19.3+0.1+0.1+4.5+8+378
Pascal Siakam 18.1 6.9 13.9 49.8 1.1 3.3 34.0 3.1 4.1 76.0 10 633

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011
difference:+1,879+775+2,255+3.2+688+1,968+19.3+1,017+1,588+4.5+8+378
Pascal Siakam 11,430 4,369 8,770 49.8 702 2,063 34.0 1,990 2,620 76.0 10 633

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+6.5+2.8+4.5+6.5+1.0+3.1+30.9+0.2+0.3+0.1+7+4
Pascal Siakam 18.1 7.1 14.5 49.0 1.0 3.3 30.9 2.9 4.0 71.9 7 93

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97
difference:+560+247+376+6.5+95+291+30.9+29+41+0.1+7+4
Pascal Siakam 1,684 660 1,346 49.0 95 307 30.9 269 374 71.9 7 93

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
199745
Pascal Siakam 4.2
+0.1
201755

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
199860
Pascal Siakam 7.3
+2.8
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936
Pascal Siakam 16.9
+14.4
2019NBA Champion80

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070
Pascal Siakam 22.9
+19.0
202060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
200181
Pascal Siakam 21.4
+8.5
202156

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 19.0
200272
Pascal Siakam 22.8
+3.8
202268

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 20.8
200377
Pascal Siakam 24.2
+3.4
202371

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
200478
Pascal Siakam 21.7
+1.6
202480

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 24.3
+4.1
200544
Pascal Siakam 20.2
202578

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
200651
Pascal Siakam 26.3
+6.2
20264

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 8 seasons more than Pascal Siakam in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2007 to 2014—he averaged 12.1 points in a total of 397 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972
Pascal Siakam 0.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981
Pascal Siakam 6.6
+6.6
201810

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
19999
Pascal Siakam 19.0
+17.4
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
20008
Pascal Siakam 17.0
+15.5
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
+9.8
20014
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 17.2
20025
Pascal Siakam 22.8
+5.6
20226

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 22.8
+22.8
20036
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 19.2
200416
Pascal Siakam 21.6
+2.4
202417

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 16.0
200513
Pascal Siakam 20.5
+4.5
202523

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jermaine O'Neal 21.0
+21.0
20066
Pascal Siakam -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.2 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 13.3 ppg and his lowest 4.2.