Josh Giddey vs. Shaquille O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shaquille O'Neal and Josh Giddey 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 Josh Giddey.

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 Josh Giddey 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Shaquille O'Neal averages 9.6 points more than Josh Giddey in his 4 seasons (23.7 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 24,654 points more (28,596 vs. 3,942).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Josh Giddey	14.1		4
Shaquille O'Neal	23.7	+9.6	19

Total Points			Seasons
Josh Giddey	3,942		4
Shaquille O'Neal	28,596	+24,654	19

Scoring Titles
Josh Giddey	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
Josh Giddey	12.5		2022	54
Shaquille O'Neal	23.4	+10.9	1993	81

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Josh Giddey	16.6		2023	76
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+12.7	1994	81

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Josh Giddey	12.3		2024	80
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+17.0	1995	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Josh Giddey	14.6		2025	70
Shaquille O'Neal	26.6	+12.0	1996	54

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Shaquille O'Neal played 15 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 19, from 1997 to 2011—he averaged 22.6 points in a total of 912 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.7 ppg and his lowest 9.2. In those 15 extra years over Josh Giddey, Shaquille O'Neal won 1 scoring title.