Michael Jordan vs Shaquille O'Neal

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Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal compared on their NBA careers: Michael Jordan played 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03, Shaquille O'Neal 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11. Michael Jordan averaged 30.1 points a game to Shaquille O'Neal's 23.7. Michael Jordan won 6 titles, Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal career per game

1,072	GP	1,207
38.3	MIN	34.7
30.1, better	PTS	23.7
6.2	REB	10.9, better
5.3, better	AST	2.5
2.3, better	STL	0.6
0.8	BLK	2.3, better
49.7	FG%	58.2, better
32.7, better	3P%	4.5
83.5, better	FT%	52.7
56.9	TS%	58.6, better

Career totals

Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal career totals

32,292, better	PTS	28,596
6,672	REB	13,099, better
5,633, better	AST	3,026
2,514, better	STL	739
893	BLK	2,732, better
49.7	FG%	58.2, better
32.7, better	3P%	4.5
83.5, better	FT%	52.7
56.9	TS%	58.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal postseason

179	GP	216
41.8	MIN	37.5
33.4, better	PTS	24.3
6.4	REB	11.6, better
5.7, better	AST	2.7
2.1, better	STL	0.5
0.9	BLK	2.1, better
48.7	FG%	56.3, better
33.2, better	3P%	0
82.8, better	FT%	50.4
56.8, better	TS%	56.5

Where each stands all time

Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal all-time places

6th (32,292), better	Points	11th (28,596)
116th (6,672)	Rebounds	9th (13,099), better
51st (5,633), better	Assists	216th (3,026)
4th (2,514), better	Steals	—
119th (893)	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

Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal titles and awards

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

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.

Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal season by season

1st	1984-85	28.2, better	6.5	5.9, better	1992-93	23.4	13.9, better	1.9
2nd	1985-86	22.7	3.6	2.9, better	1993-94	29.3, better	13.2, better	2.4
3rd	1986-87	37.1, better	5.2	4.6, better	1994-95	29.3	11.4, better	2.7
4th	1987-88	35.0, better	5.5	5.9, better	1995-96	26.6	11.0, better	2.9
5th	1988-89	32.5, better	8.0	8.0, better	1996-97	26.2	12.5, better	3.1
6th	1989-90	33.6, better	6.9	6.3, better	1997-98	28.3	11.4, better	2.4
7th	1990-91	31.5, better	6.0	5.5, better	1998-99	26.3	10.7, better	2.3
8th	1991-92	30.1, better	6.4	6.1, better	1999-00	29.7	13.6, better	3.8
9th	1992-93	32.6, better	6.7	5.5, better	2000-01	28.7	12.7, better	3.7
10th	1994-95	26.9	6.9	5.3, better	2001-02	27.2, better	10.7, better	3.0
11th	1995-96	30.4, better	6.6	4.3, better	2002-03	27.5	11.1, better	3.1
12th	1996-97	29.6, better	5.9	4.3, better	2003-04	21.5	11.5, better	2.9
13th	1997-98	28.7, better	5.8	3.5, better	2004-05	22.9	10.4, better	2.7
14th	2001-02	22.9, better	5.7	5.2, better	2005-06	20.0	9.2, better	1.9
15th	2002-03	20.0, better	6.1	3.8, better	2006-07	17.3	7.4, better	2.0
16th	—	—	—	—	2007-08	13.6	9.1	1.5
17th	—	—	—	—	2008-09	17.8	8.4	1.7
18th	—	—	—	—	2009-10	12.0	6.7	1.5
19th	—	—	—	—	2010-11	9.2	4.8	0.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST