Shaquille O'Neal vs. Jordan Poole: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Poole 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 Jordan Poole.

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 Jordan Poole 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 6.9 points more than Jordan Poole in his 7 seasons (23.7 points against 16.8), and he also scored a total of 21,404 points more (28,596 vs. 7,192).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal	23.7	+6.9	19
Jordan Poole	16.8		7

Total Points			Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal	28,596	+21,404	19
Jordan Poole	7,192		7

Scoring Titles
Shaquille O'Neal	2	+2
Jordan Poole	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	+14.6	1993	81
Jordan Poole	8.8		2020	57

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+17.3	1994	81
Jordan Poole	12.0		2021	51

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+10.8	1995	79
Jordan Poole	18.5		2022	76

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	26.6	+6.2	1996	54
Jordan Poole	20.4		2023	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	26.2	+8.8	1997	51
Jordan Poole	17.4		2024	78

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	28.3	+7.8	1998	60
Jordan Poole	20.5		2025	68

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	26.3	+9.6	1999	49
Jordan Poole	16.7		2026	15

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

- Shaquille O'Neal played 12 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 19, from 2000 to 2011—he averaged 21.6 points in a total of 752 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.7 ppg and his lowest 9.2. In those 12 extra years over Jordan Poole, Shaquille O'Neal won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	-	DNP	1993	0
Jordan Poole	-	DNP	2020	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	20.7	+20.7	1994	3
Jordan Poole	-	DNP	2021	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	25.7	+8.7	1995	21
Jordan Poole	17.0		2022	22

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	25.8	+15.5	1996	12
Jordan Poole	10.3		2023	13

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	26.9	+26.9	1997	9
Jordan Poole	-	DNP	2024	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	30.5	+30.5	1998	13
Jordan Poole	-	DNP	2025	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	26.6	+26.6	1999	8
Jordan Poole	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

- During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Shaquille O'Neal played in 11 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 150 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.7 ppg and his lowest 1.