Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kendrick Perkins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kendrick Perkins 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 Kendrick Perkins.

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 Kendrick Perkins 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 18.3 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (23.7 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 24,382 points more (28,596 vs. 4,214).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal 23.7
+18.3
19
Kendrick Perkins 5.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
+24,382
19
Kendrick Perkins 4,214
14

Scoring Titles

Shaquille O'Neal 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Kendrick Perkins 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 Kendrick Perkins (+19.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,515).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3
+19.2
17
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250
+4,515
17
Kendrick Perkins 735
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 1
+1
Kendrick Perkins 0

50+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 3
+3
Kendrick Perkins 0

40+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 49
+49
Kendrick Perkins 0

30+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 313
+313
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 826
+819
Kendrick Perkins 7

10+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 1,132
+999
Kendrick Perkins 133

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shaquille O'Neal 1,205
+537
Kendrick Perkins 668

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shaquille O'Neal 2
Kendrick Perkins 114
+112

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 12
+12
Kendrick Perkins 0

30+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 55
+55
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 148
+148
Kendrick Perkins 0

10+ Point Games

Shaquille O'Neal 206
+180
Kendrick Perkins 26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shaquille O'Neal 215
+93
Kendrick Perkins 122

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shaquille O'Neal 1
Kendrick Perkins 21
+20

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:+18.3+7.2+12.0+5.3+4.5+3.9+7.6+6.7+5+425
Kendrick Perkins 5.4 2.2 4.1 53.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 59.4 14 782

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:+24,382+9,625+16,238+5.3+1+8+4.5+5,131+9,899+6.7+5+425
Kendrick Perkins 4,214 1,705 3,219 53.0 0 14 0.0 804 1,353 59.4 14 782

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:+19.2+7.4+12.8+6.1+4.3+9.1+15.8+8+73
Kendrick Perkins 5.1 2.0 4.0 50.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 66.2 9 143

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:+4,515+1,751+3,049+6.1+4+1,013+2,083+15.8+8+73
Kendrick Perkins 735 290 578 50.2 0 4 0.0 155 234 66.2 9 143

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
+21.2
199381
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
200410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 29.3
+26.8
199481
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
200560

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.3
+24.1
199579
Kendrick Perkins 5.2
200668

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+22.1
199654
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
200772

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 26.2
+19.3
199751
Kendrick Perkins 6.9
2008NBA Champion78

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 28.3
+19.8
199860
Kendrick Perkins 8.5
200976

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 26.3
+16.2
199949
Kendrick Perkins 10.1
201078

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.7
+23.7
2000NBA Champion79
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 28.7
+23.6
2001NBA Champion74
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
201265

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 27.2
+23.0
2002NBA Champion67
Kendrick Perkins 4.2
201378

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 27.5
+24.1
200367
Kendrick Perkins 3.4
201462

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 21.5
+17.9
200467
Kendrick Perkins 3.6
201568

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 22.9
+20.4
200573
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
201637

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 20.0
+17.0
2006NBA Champion59
Kendrick Perkins 3.0
20181

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Shaquille O'Neal played 6 seasons more than Kendrick Perkins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 20, from 2007 to 2011—he averaged 14.3 points in a total of 327 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.8 ppg and his lowest 9.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal -
DNP
19930
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 20.7
+19.2
19943
Kendrick Perkins 1.5
20056

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 25.7
+25.7
199521
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20060

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 25.8
+25.8
199612
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 26.9
+20.3
19979
Kendrick Perkins 6.6
2008NBA Champion25

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 30.5
+18.6
199813
Kendrick Perkins 11.9
200914

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+20.9
19998
Kendrick Perkins 5.7
201023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 30.7
+26.2
2000NBA Champion23
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
201117

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 30.4
+25.7
2001NBA Champion16
Kendrick Perkins 4.7
201220

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 28.5
+26.3
2002NBA Champion19
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
201311

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 27.0
+23.8
200312
Kendrick Perkins 3.2
201419

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 21.5
+20.2
200422
Kendrick Perkins 1.3
20158

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 19.4
+19.4
200513
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20160

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Shaquille O'Neal 18.4
+18.4
2006NBA Champion23
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20180

Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Shaquille O'Neal played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.2 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 1.

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