Shaquille O'Neal vs. Michael Porter Jr.: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael Porter Jr. 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 Michael Porter Jr..

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 Michael Porter Jr. 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 7.2 points more than Michael Porter Jr. in his 7 seasons (23.7 points against 16.5), and he also scored a total of 22,710 points more (28,596 vs. 5,886).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal	23.7	+7.2	19
Michael Porter Jr.	16.5		7

Total Points			Seasons
Shaquille O'Neal	28,596	+22,710	19
Michael Porter Jr.	5,886		7

Scoring Titles
Shaquille O'Neal	2	+2
Michael Porter Jr.	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	+14.1	1993	81
Michael Porter Jr.	9.3		2020	55

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+10.3	1994	81
Michael Porter Jr.	19.0		2021	61

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	+19.4	1995	79
Michael Porter Jr.	9.9		2022	9

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	26.6	+9.2	1996	54
Michael Porter Jr.	17.4		2023	62

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	26.2	+9.5	1997	51
Michael Porter Jr.	16.7		2024	81

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	28.3	+10.1	1998	60
Michael Porter Jr.	18.2		2025	77

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	26.3	+2.2	1999	49
Michael Porter Jr.	24.1		2026	12

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Shaquille O'Neal played 13 seasons more than Michael Porter Jr. in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 20, from 2000 to 2011—he averaged 21.0 points in a total of 813 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.7 ppg and his lowest 9.2. In those 13 extra years over Michael Porter Jr., Shaquille O'Neal won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	-	DNP	1993	0
Michael Porter Jr.	11.4	+11.4	2020	19

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	20.7	+3.3	1994	3
Michael Porter Jr.	17.4		2021	10

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	25.7	+25.7	1995	21
Michael Porter Jr.	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	25.8	+12.4	1996	12
Michael Porter Jr.	13.4		2023	20

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	26.9	+11.1	1997	9
Michael Porter Jr.	15.8		2024	12

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	30.5	+21.4	1998	13
Michael Porter Jr.	9.1		2025	14

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Shaquille O'Neal	26.6	+26.6	1999	8
Michael Porter Jr.	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Shaquille O'Neal played in 12 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 23.0 points in a total of 155 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.7 ppg and his lowest 1.