Kobe Bryant vs Shaquille O'Neal

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Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal compared on their NBA careers: Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16, Shaquille O'Neal 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11. Kobe Bryant averaged 25 points a game to Shaquille O'Neal's 23.7. Kobe Bryant won 5 titles, Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kobe Bryant leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Shaquille O'Neal in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal career per game

1,346	GP	1,207
36.1	MIN	34.7
25, better	PTS	23.7
5.2	REB	10.9, better
4.7, better	AST	2.5
1.4, better	STL	0.6
0.5	BLK	2.3, better
44.7	FG%	58.2, better
32.9, better	3P%	4.5
83.7, better	FT%	52.7
55	TS%	58.6, better

Career totals

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal career totals

33,643, better	PTS	28,596
7,047	REB	13,099, better
6,306, better	AST	3,026
1,944, better	STL	739
640	BLK	2,732, better
44.7	FG%	58.2, better
32.9, better	3P%	4.5
83.7, better	FT%	52.7
55	TS%	58.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal postseason

220	GP	216
39.3	MIN	37.5
25.6, better	PTS	24.3
5.1	REB	11.6, better
4.7, better	AST	2.7
1.4, better	STL	0.5
0.7	BLK	2.1, better
44.8	FG%	56.3, better
33.1, better	3P%	0
81.6, better	FT%	50.4
54.1	TS%	56.5, better

Where each stands all time

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal all-time places

4th (33,643), better	Points	11th (28,596)
94th (7,047)	Rebounds	9th (13,099), better
34th (6,306), better	Assists	216th (3,026)
32nd (1,827), better	3-pointers made	—
18th (1,944), better	Steals	—
190th (640)	Blocks	8th (2,732), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal titles and awards

5, better	Championships	4
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
2	All-NBA Third Team	4, better
2	All-NBA Second Team	2
1, better	All-Rookie Second Team	—
11, better	All-NBA First Team	8
8, better	All-Defensive First Team	—
2	Finals MVP	3, better
1	MVP	1
4, better	All-Star MVP	3
3	All-Defensive Second Team	3

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal season by season

1st	1996-97	7.6	1.9	1.3	1992-93	23.4, better	13.9, better	1.9, better
2nd	1997-98	15.4	3.1	2.5, better	1993-94	29.3, better	13.2, better	2.4
3rd	1998-99	19.9	5.3	3.8, better	1994-95	29.3, better	11.4, better	2.7
4th	1999-00	22.5	6.3	4.9, better	1995-96	26.6, better	11.0, better	2.9
5th	2000-01	28.5, better	5.9	5.0, better	1996-97	26.2	12.5, better	3.1
6th	2001-02	25.2	5.5	5.5, better	1997-98	28.3, better	11.4, better	2.4
7th	2002-03	30.0, better	6.9	5.9, better	1998-99	26.3	10.7, better	2.3
8th	2003-04	24.0	5.5	5.1, better	1999-00	29.7, better	13.6, better	3.8
9th	2004-05	27.6	5.9	6.0, better	2000-01	28.7, better	12.7, better	3.7
10th	2005-06	35.4, better	5.3	4.5, better	2001-02	27.2	10.7, better	3.0
11th	2006-07	31.6, better	5.7	5.4, better	2002-03	27.5	11.1, better	3.1
12th	2007-08	28.3, better	6.3	5.4, better	2003-04	21.5	11.5, better	2.9
13th	2008-09	26.8, better	5.2	4.9, better	2004-05	22.9	10.4, better	2.7
14th	2009-10	27.0, better	5.4	5.0, better	2005-06	20.0	9.2, better	1.9
15th	2010-11	25.3, better	5.1	4.7, better	2006-07	17.3	7.4, better	2.0
16th	2011-12	27.9, better	5.4	4.6, better	2007-08	13.6	9.1, better	1.5
17th	2012-13	27.3, better	5.6	6.0, better	2008-09	17.8	8.4, better	1.7
18th	2013-14	13.8, better	4.3	6.3, better	2009-10	12.0	6.7, better	1.5
19th	2014-15	22.3, better	5.7, better	5.6, better	2010-11	9.2	4.8	0.7
20th	2015-16	17.6	3.7	2.8	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST