Nikola Jokic vs Shaquille O'Neal

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Nikola Jokic and Shaquille O'Neal compared on their NBA careers: Nikola Jokic played 11 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26, Shaquille O'Neal 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11. Nikola Jokic averaged 22.2 points a game to Shaquille O'Neal's 23.7. Nikola Jokic won 1 title, Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nikola Jokic leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Shaquille O'Neal in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Nikola Jokic and Shaquille O'Neal career per game

810	GP	1,207
32	MIN	34.7
22.2	PTS	23.7, better
11.1, better	REB	10.9
7.5, better	AST	2.5
1.3, better	STL	0.6
0.7	BLK	2.3, better
56.1	FG%	58.2, better
36.2, better	3P%	4.5
82.5, better	FT%	52.7
64.1, better	TS%	58.6

Career totals

Nikola Jokic and Shaquille O'Neal career totals

18,009	PTS	28,596, better
8,977	REB	13,099, better
6,080, better	AST	3,026
1,041, better	STL	739
589	BLK	2,732, better
56.1	FG%	58.2, better
36.2, better	3P%	4.5
82.5, better	FT%	52.7
64.1, better	TS%	58.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Nikola Jokic and Shaquille O'Neal postseason

100	GP	216
38.4	MIN	37.5
27.4, better	PTS	24.3
12.4, better	REB	11.6
7.7, better	AST	2.7
1.2, better	STL	0.5
0.9	BLK	2.1, better
52	FG%	56.3, better
37.3, better	3P%	0
83.3, better	FT%	50.4
60.8, better	TS%	56.5

Where each stands all time

Nikola Jokic and Shaquille O'Neal all-time places

84th (18,009)	Points	10th (28,596), better
56th (8,977)	Rebounds	15th (13,099), better
39th (6,080), better	Assists	215th (3,026)
218th (926), better	3-pointers made	—
150th (1,041), better	Steals	—
212th (589)	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

Nikola Jokic and Shaquille O'Neal titles and awards

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

Nikola Jokic and Shaquille O'Neal season by season

1st	2015-16	10.0	7.0	2.4, better	1992-93	23.4, better	13.9, better	1.9
2nd	2016-17	16.7	9.8	4.9, better	1993-94	29.3, better	13.2, better	2.4
3rd	2017-18	18.5	10.7	6.1, better	1994-95	29.3, better	11.4, better	2.7
4th	2018-19	20.1	10.8	7.3, better	1995-96	26.6, better	11.0, better	2.9
5th	2019-20	19.9	9.7	7.0, better	1996-97	26.2, better	12.5, better	3.1
6th	2020-21	26.4	10.8	8.3, better	1997-98	28.3, better	11.4, better	2.4
7th	2021-22	27.1, better	13.8, better	7.9, better	1998-99	26.3	10.7	2.3
8th	2022-23	24.5	11.8	9.8, better	1999-00	29.7, better	13.6, better	3.8
9th	2023-24	26.4	12.4	9.0, better	2000-01	28.7, better	12.7, better	3.7
10th	2024-25	29.6, better	12.7, better	10.2, better	2001-02	27.2	10.7	3.0
11th	2025-26	27.7, better	12.9, better	10.7, better	2002-03	27.5	11.1	3.1
12th	—	—	—	—	2003-04	21.5	11.5	2.9
13th	—	—	—	—	2004-05	22.9	10.4	2.7
14th	—	—	—	—	2005-06	20.0	9.2	1.9
15th	—	—	—	—	2006-07	17.3	7.4	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