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

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

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 Stephon Marbury 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 4.4 points more than Stephon Marbury in his 13 seasons (23.7 points against 19.3), and he also scored a total of 12,299 points more (28,596 vs. 16,297).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 19.3
13
Shaquille O'Neal 23.7
+4.4
19

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 16,297
13
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
+12,299
19

Scoring Titles

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

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 Stephon Marbury (+11.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,848).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3
+11.7
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 402
5
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250
+4,848
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 0
Shaquille O'Neal 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 1
Shaquille O'Neal 3
+2

40+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 16
Shaquille O'Neal 49
+33

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 117
Shaquille O'Neal 313
+196

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 401
Shaquille O'Neal 826
+425

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 734
Shaquille O'Neal 1,132
+398

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 838
Shaquille O'Neal 1,205
+367

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 8
+6
Shaquille O'Neal 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 0
Shaquille O'Neal 12
+12

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 2
Shaquille O'Neal 55
+53

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 8
Shaquille O'Neal 148
+140

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 19
Shaquille O'Neal 206
+187

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 29
Shaquille O'Neal 215
+186

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 3
+2
Shaquille O'Neal 1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846
difference:+4.4+2.6+0.4+14.9+1.2+3.6+28.0+0.4+3.6+25.7+6+361
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 Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846
difference:+12,299+5,561+6,133+14.9+990+3,026+28.0+2,167+6,448+25.7+6+361
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 Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32
difference:+11.7+4.7+3.6+20.7+0.8+3.1+27.3+3.1+7.6+24.6+12+184
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 Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32
difference:+4,848+1,891+3,205+20.7+27+99+27.3+1,093+2,217+24.6+12+184
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 Marbury 15.8
199767
Shaquille O'Neal 23.4
+7.6
199381

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 17.7
199882
Shaquille O'Neal 29.3
+11.6
199481

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
199949
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.3
+8.0
199579

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.2
200074
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+4.4
199654

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 23.9
200167
Shaquille O'Neal 26.2
+2.3
199751

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.4
200282
Shaquille O'Neal 28.3
+7.9
199860

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.3
200381
Shaquille O'Neal 26.3
+4.0
199949

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.7
+9.5
2000NBA Champion79

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.7
200582
Shaquille O'Neal 28.7
+7.0
2001NBA Champion74

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 16.3
200660
Shaquille O'Neal 27.2
+10.9
2002NBA Champion67

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 16.4
200774
Shaquille O'Neal 27.5
+11.1
200367

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.9
200824
Shaquille O'Neal 21.5
+7.6
200467

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 3.8
200923
Shaquille O'Neal 22.9
+19.1
200573

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Shaquille O'Neal played 7 seasons more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 20, from 2006 to 2011—he averaged 15.1 points in a total of 386 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20 ppg and his lowest 9.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973
Shaquille O'Neal -
DNP
19930

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.8
19985
Shaquille O'Neal 20.7
+6.9
19943

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990
Shaquille O'Neal 25.7
+25.7
199521

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000
Shaquille O'Neal 25.8
+25.8
199612

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010
Shaquille O'Neal 26.9
+26.9
19979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020
Shaquille O'Neal 30.5
+30.5
199813

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.0
20036
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+4.6
19998

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
20044
Shaquille O'Neal 30.7
+9.4
2000NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050
Shaquille O'Neal 30.4
+30.4
2001NBA Champion16

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060
Shaquille O'Neal 28.5
+28.5
2002NBA Champion19

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070
Shaquille O'Neal 27.0
+27.0
200312

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080
Shaquille O'Neal 21.5
+21.5
200422

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 3.7
200914
Shaquille O'Neal 19.4
+15.7
200513

Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Shaquille O'Neal played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 50 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 1.

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