Shaquille O'Neal vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Shaquille 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.

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 Amen Thompson.

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 Amen Thompson 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 10.7 points more than Amen Thompson in his 3 seasons (23.7 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 26,520 points more (28,596 vs. 2,076).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal	23.7	+10.7	19
Amen Thompson	13.0		3

Total Points			Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal	28,596	+26,520	19
Amen Thompson	2,076		3

Scoring Titles
Shaquille O'Neal	2	+2
Amen Thompson	0

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
Shaquille O'Neal	23.4	+13.9	1993	81
Amen Thompson	9.5		2024	62

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+15.2	1994	81
Amen Thompson	14.1		2025	69

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+11.6	1995	79
Amen Thompson	17.7		2026	29

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

- Shaquille O'Neal played 16 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 19, from 1996 to 2011—he averaged 22.8 points in a total of 966 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.7 ppg and his lowest 9.2. In those 16 extra years over Amen Thompson, Shaquille O'Neal won 1 scoring title.