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

We break down the scoring legacies of Mark 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.

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 Mark 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 average and totals in the regular season, and since Mark Williams didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Shaquille O'Neal has better playoff stats. 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 11.3 points more than Mark Williams in his 4 seasons (23.7 points against 12.4), and he also scored a total of 27,023 points more (28,596 vs. 1,573).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal	23.7	+11.3	19
Mark Williams	12.4		4

Total Points			Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal	28,596	+27,023	19
Mark Williams	1,573		4

Scoring Titles
Shaquille O'Neal	2	+2
Mark Williams	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	+14.4	1993	81
Mark Williams	9.0		2023	43

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+16.6	1994	81
Mark Williams	12.7		2024	19

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+14.0	1995	79
Mark Williams	15.3		2025	44

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	26.6	+13.6	1996	54
Mark Williams	13.0		2026	21

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Shaquille O'Neal played 16 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 20, from 1997 to 2011—he averaged 22.0 points in a total of 973 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.7 ppg and his lowest 9.2. In those 16 extra years over Mark Williams, Shaquille O'Neal won 1 scoring title.