Stephon Castle vs. Shaquille O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shaquille O'Neal and Stephon Castle 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 Stephon Castle.

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 Stephon Castle 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 9 points more than Stephon Castle in his 1 seasons (23.7 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 27,406 points more (28,596 vs. 1,190).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Castle 14.7
1
Shaquille O'Neal 23.7
+9.0
19

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Castle 1,190
1
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
+27,406
19

Scoring Titles

Stephon Castle 0
Shaquille O'Neal 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Shaquille O'Neal has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3
+24.3
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250
+5,250
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Shaquille O'Neal 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Shaquille O'Neal 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Shaquille O'Neal 49
+49

30+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 2
Shaquille O'Neal 313
+311

20+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 26
Shaquille O'Neal 826
+800

10+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 60
Shaquille O'Neal 1,132
+1072

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Castle 79
Shaquille O'Neal 1,205
+1126

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Castle 2
Shaquille O'Neal 2

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Shaquille O'Neal's point thresholds are omited here.

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 14.7 5.2 12.2 42.8 1.2 4.1 28.5 3.1 4.2 72.4 1 81
difference:+9.0+4.2+3.9+15.4+1.2+4.1+24.0+1.8+5.1+19.7+18+1,126
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 1,190 423 988 42.8 95 333 28.5 249 344 72.4 1 81
difference:+27,406+10,907+18,469+15.4+94+311+24.0+5,686+10,908+19.7+18+1,126
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 11,330 19,457 58.2 1 22 4.5 5,935 11,252 52.7 19 1,207

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+24.3+9.4+16.8+56.3+5.4+10.7+50.4+17+216
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 9.4 16.8 56.3 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 10.7 50.4 17 216

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+5,250+2,041+3,627+56.3+1,168+2,317+50.4+17+216
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 2,041 3,627 56.3 0 0 - 1,168 2,317 50.4 17 216

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 14.7
202581
Shaquille O'Neal 23.4
+8.7
199381

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Shaquille O'Neal played 18 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 19, from 1994 to 2011—he averaged 23.7 points in a total of 1,126 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.7 ppg and his lowest 9.2.

In those 18 extra years over Stephon Castle, Shaquille O'Neal won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250
Shaquille O'Neal -
DNP
19930

Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 18 additional NBA seasons, Shaquille O'Neal played in 17 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 24.3 points in a total of 216 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.7 ppg and his lowest 1.