Zach Edey vs. Shaquille O'Neal: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Zach Edey and Shaquille O'Neal all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Zach Edey, with a career spanning 2 seasons from 2025 to 2026, and Shaquille O'Neal, with 19 seasons played from 1993 to 2011, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Zach Edey vs. Shaquille O'Neal
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal
Points
+300th
9th
+300th
5th
Rebounds
+300th
15th
+300th
5th
Assists
+300th
237th
+300th
53rd
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
92nd
Blocks
+300th
8th
+300th
4th
Years219117

Zach Edey vs. Shaquille O'Neal
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal
Points
--
30th
+300th
36th
Rebounds
--
32nd
161st
23rd
Assists
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
--
15th
7th
15th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
9th
+291 760 vs. 28,59627,836
Rebounds
+300th
15th
+285 670 vs. 13,09912,429
Assists
+300th
237th
+63 77 vs. 3,0262,949
Steals
+300th
+300th
43 vs. 739696
Blocks
+300th
8th
+292 106 vs. 2,7322,626
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
6th
+294 275 vs. 4,2093,934
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
11th
+289 395 vs. 8,8908,495
Field Goals Made
+300th
7th
+293 313 vs. 11,33011,017
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
24th
+276 531 vs. 19,45718,926
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
19 vs. 118
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
57 vs. 2235
Free Throws Made
+300th
25th
+275 115 vs. 5,9355,820
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
4th
+296 159 vs. 11,25211,093

Games and Years:

Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
48th
+252 77 vs. 1,2071,130
Seasons
+300th
13th
+287 2 vs. 1917

Rankings by Points Scored:

Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
22nd
0 vs. 4949
50+ point games
-
42nd
0 vs. 33
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
5th
+295 25 vs. 5,2505,225
Rebounds
+300th
5th
+295 31 vs. 2,5082,477
Assists
+300th
53rd
+247 7 vs. 582575
Steals
+300th
92nd
+208 0 vs. 117117
Blocks
+300th
4th
+296 10 vs. 459449
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
1st
+299 11 vs. 866855
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
3rd
+297 20 vs. 1,6421,622
Field Goals Made
+300th
4th
+296 10 vs. 2,0412,031
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
7th
+293 15 vs. 3,6273,612
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00
Free Throws Made
+300th
8th
+292 5 vs. 1,1681,163
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
2nd
+298 7 vs. 2,3172,310

Games and Years:

Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
9th
+291 4 vs. 216212
Playoffs
+300th
6th
+294 1 vs. 1716

Rankings by Points Scored:

Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
8th
0 vs. 1212
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
30th
9.87 vs. 23.6913.82
Rebounds per game
--
32nd
8.70 vs. 10.852.15
Assists per game
--
+300th
1.00 vs. 2.511.51
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.56 vs. 0.610.05
Blocks per game
--
15th
1.38 vs. 2.260.89
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
10th
3.57 vs. 3.490.08
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
31st
5.13 vs. 7.372.24
Field Goals Made per game
--
11th
4.06 vs. 9.395.32
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
75th
6.90 vs. 16.129.22
3-Pointers Made per game
--
+300th
0.25 vs. 0.000.25
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
0.74 vs. 0.020.72
Free Throws Made per game
--
58th
1.49 vs. 4.923.42
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
5th
2.06 vs. 9.327.26

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Zach Edey Shaquille O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
36th
+264 6.25 vs. 24.3118.06
Rebounds per game
161st
23rd
138 7.75 vs. 11.613.86
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.75 vs. 2.690.94
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.540.54
Blocks per game
7th
15th
8 2.50 vs. 2.130.38
Offensive Rebounds per game
75th
6th
69 2.75 vs. 4.011.26
Defensive Rebounds per game
153rd
27th
126 5.00 vs. 7.602.60
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
22nd
+278 2.50 vs. 9.456.95
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
83rd
+217 3.75 vs. 16.7913.04
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.000.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.000.00
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
60th
+240 1.25 vs. 5.414.16
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
2nd
+298 1.75 vs. 10.738.98

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.