Scottie Barnes vs. Shaquille O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shaquille O'Neal and Scottie Barnes 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 Scottie Barnes.

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 Scottie Barnes 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 6.3 points more than Scottie Barnes in his 5 seasons (23.7 points against 17.4), and he also scored a total of 23,327 points more (28,596 vs. 5,269).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Scottie Barnes 17.4
5
Shaquille O'Neal 23.7
+6.3
19

Total Points

Seasons
Scottie Barnes 5,269
5
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
+23,327
19

Scoring Titles

Scottie Barnes 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 Scottie Barnes (+11.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,199).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Scottie Barnes 12.8
1
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3
+11.5
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Scottie Barnes 51
1
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250
+5,199
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Shaquille O'Neal 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Shaquille O'Neal 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Shaquille O'Neal 49
+49

30+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 16
Shaquille O'Neal 313
+297

20+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 110
Shaquille O'Neal 826
+716

10+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 266
Shaquille O'Neal 1,132
+866

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Scottie Barnes 301
Shaquille O'Neal 1,205
+904

0 Point Games (games without points)

Scottie Barnes 1
Shaquille O'Neal 2
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Shaquille O'Neal 12
+12

30+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Shaquille O'Neal 55
+55

20+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Shaquille O'Neal 148
+148

10+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 3
Shaquille O'Neal 206
+203

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Scottie Barnes 4
Shaquille O'Neal 215
+211

0 Point Games (games without points)

Scottie Barnes 0
Shaquille O'Neal 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Scottie Barnes 17.4 6.8 14.4 46.9 1.1 3.6 30.7 2.8 3.7 76.9 5 302
difference:+6.3+2.6+1.7+11.3+1.1+3.6+26.2+2.1+5.6+24.2+14+905
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
Scottie Barnes 5,269 2,040 4,346 46.9 334 1,087 30.7 855 1,112 76.9 5 302
difference:+23,327+9,290+15,111+11.3+333+1,065+26.2+5,080+10,140+24.2+14+905
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
Scottie Barnes 12.8 4.5 10.5 42.9 0.5 3.0 16.7 3.3 4.0 81.3 1 4
difference:+11.5+4.9+6.3+13.4+0.5+3.0+16.7+2.1+6.7+30.9+16+212
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
Scottie Barnes 51 18 42 42.9 2 12 16.7 13 16 81.3 1 4
difference:+5,199+2,023+3,585+13.4+2+12+16.7+1,155+2,301+30.9+16+212
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
Scottie Barnes 15.3
202274
Shaquille O'Neal 23.4
+8.1
199381

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes 15.3
202377
Shaquille O'Neal 29.3
+14.0
199481

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes 19.9
202460
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.3
+9.4
199579

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes 19.3
202565
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+7.3
199654

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes 19.7
202626
Shaquille O'Neal 26.2
+6.5
199751

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Shaquille O'Neal played 15 seasons more than Scottie Barnes in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 20, from 1998 to 2011—he averaged 21.8 points in a total of 922 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.7 ppg and his lowest 9.2.

In those 15 extra years over Scottie Barnes, Shaquille O'Neal won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes 12.8
+12.8
20224
Shaquille O'Neal -
DNP
19930

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes -
DNP
20230
Shaquille O'Neal 20.7
+20.7
19943

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes -
DNP
20240
Shaquille O'Neal 25.7
+25.7
199521

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes -
DNP
20250
Shaquille O'Neal 25.8
+25.8
199612

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes -
DNP *
20260
Shaquille O'Neal 26.9
+26.9
19979
* season in progress

Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Shaquille O'Neal played in 14 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 23.7 points in a total of 176 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.7 ppg and his lowest 1.

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