Shaquille O'Neal vs. Jalen Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Williams 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.

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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 Jalen Williams.

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 Jalen Williams 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 5.6 points more than Jalen Williams in his 4 seasons (23.7 points against 18.1), and he also scored a total of 24,450 points more (28,596 vs. 4,146).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal 23.7
+5.6
19
Jalen Williams 18.1
4

Total Points

Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
+24,450
19
Jalen Williams 4,146
4

Scoring Titles

Shaquille O'Neal 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Jalen Williams 0

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 Jalen Williams (+3.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,571).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3
+3.7
17
Jalen Williams 20.6
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250
+4,571
17
Jalen Williams 679
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 1
+1
Jalen Williams 0

50+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 3
+3
Jalen Williams 0

40+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 49
+48
Jalen Williams 1

30+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 313
+298
Jalen Williams 15

20+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 826
+727
Jalen Williams 99

10+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 1,132
+929
Jalen Williams 203

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shaquille O'Neal 1,205
+976
Jalen Williams 229

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shaquille O'Neal 2
+2
Jalen Williams 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 12
+11
Jalen Williams 1

30+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 55
+52
Jalen Williams 3

20+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 148
+131
Jalen Williams 17

10+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 206
+174
Jalen Williams 32

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shaquille O'Neal 215
+182
Jalen Williams 33

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shaquille O'Neal 1
+1
Jalen Williams 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+5.6+2.4+2.3+7.4+1.4+3.6+33.4+2.2+6.0+27.9+15+978
Jalen Williams 18.1 7.0 13.8 50.9 1.4 3.6 37.9 2.7 3.3 80.6 4 229

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 11,330 19,457 58.2 1 22 4.5 5,935 11,252 52.7 19 1,207
difference:+24,450+9,721+16,294+7.4+312+803+33.4+5,320+10,489+27.9+15+978
Jalen Williams 4,146 1,609 3,163 50.9 313 825 37.9 615 763 80.6 4 229

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 9.4 16.8 56.3 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 10.7 50.4 17 216
difference:+3.7+1.7+10.8+1.5+4.7+32.5+1.7+6.0+29.0+15+183
Jalen Williams 20.6 7.7 16.8 45.5 1.5 4.7 32.5 3.7 4.7 79.4 2 33

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 2,041 3,627 56.3 0 0 - 1,168 2,317 50.4 17 216
difference:+4,571+1,788+3,071+10.8+50+154+32.5+1,045+2,162+29.0+15+183
Jalen Williams 679 253 556 45.5 50 154 32.5 123 155 79.4 2 33

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 23.4
+9.3
199381
Jalen Williams 14.1
202375

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 29.3
+10.2
199481
Jalen Williams 19.1
202471

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.3
+7.7
199579
Jalen Williams 21.6
2025NBA Champion69

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+9.1
199654
Jalen Williams 17.5
202614

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

- Shaquille O'Neal played 15 seasons more than Jalen Williams 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 Jalen Williams, Shaquille O'Neal won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal -
DNP
19930
Jalen Williams -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 20.7
+2.0
19943
Jalen Williams 18.7
202410

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 25.7
+4.3
199521
Jalen Williams 21.4
2025NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 25.8
+25.8
199612
Jalen Williams -
DNP *
20260
* 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 24.1 points in a total of 180 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.7 ppg and his lowest 1.

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