Shaquille O'Neal vs Stephen Curry

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Shaquille O'Neal and Stephen Curry compared on their NBA careers: Shaquille O'Neal played 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11, Stephen Curry 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26. Shaquille O'Neal averaged 23.7 points a game to Stephen Curry's 24.8. Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles, Stephen Curry won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Stephen Curry 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.

Shaquille O'Neal and Stephen Curry career per game

1,207	GP	1,069
34.7	MIN	34
23.7	PTS	24.8, better
10.9, better	REB	4.7
2.5	AST	6.3, better
0.6	STL	1.5, better
2.3, better	BLK	0.3
58.2, better	FG%	47.1
4.5	3P%	42.2, better
52.7	FT%	91.2, better
58.6	TS%	62.6, better

Career totals

Shaquille O'Neal and Stephen Curry career totals

28,596, better	PTS	26,528
13,099, better	REB	4,973
3,026	AST	6,743, better
739	STL	1,601, better
2,732, better	BLK	282
58.2, better	FG%	47.1
4.5	3P%	42.2, better
52.7	FT%	91.2, better
58.6	TS%	62.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Shaquille O'Neal and Stephen Curry postseason

216	GP	155
37.5	MIN	37.2
24.3	PTS	26.8, better
11.6, better	REB	5.3
2.7	AST	6.1, better
0.5	STL	1.5, better
2.1, better	BLK	0.3
56.3, better	FG%	45.4
0	3P%	39.7, better
50.4	FT%	88.9, better
56.5	TS%	60.8, better

Where each stands all time

Shaquille O'Neal and Stephen Curry all-time places

11th (28,596), better	Points	21st (26,528)
9th (13,099), better	Rebounds	231st (4,973)
216th (3,026)	Assists	26th (6,743), better
8th (2,732), better	Blocks	—
—	3-pointers made	1st (4,248), better
—	Steals	41st (1,601), 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

Shaquille O'Neal and Stephen Curry titles and awards

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

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.

Shaquille O'Neal and Stephen Curry season by season

1st	1992-93	23.4, better	13.9, better	1.9	2009-10	17.5	4.5	5.9, better
2nd	1993-94	29.3, better	13.2, better	2.4	2010-11	18.6	3.9	5.8, better
3rd	1994-95	29.3, better	11.4, better	2.7	2011-12	14.7	3.4	5.3, better
4th	1995-96	26.6, better	11.0, better	2.9	2012-13	22.9	4.0	6.9, better
5th	1996-97	26.2, better	12.5, better	3.1	2013-14	24.0	4.3	8.5, better
6th	1997-98	28.3, better	11.4, better	2.4	2014-15	23.8	4.3	7.7, better
7th	1998-99	26.3	10.7, better	2.3	2015-16	30.1, better	5.4	6.7, better
8th	1999-00	29.7, better	13.6, better	3.8	2016-17	25.3	4.5	6.6, better
9th	2000-01	28.7, better	12.7, better	3.7	2017-18	26.4	5.1	6.1, better
10th	2001-02	27.2	10.7, better	3.0	2018-19	27.3, better	5.3	5.2, better
11th	2002-03	27.5, better	11.1, better	3.1	2019-20	20.8	5.2	6.6, better
12th	2003-04	21.5	11.5, better	2.9	2020-21	32.0, better	5.5	5.8, better
13th	2004-05	22.9	10.4, better	2.7	2021-22	25.5, better	5.2	6.3, better
14th	2005-06	20.0	9.2, better	1.9	2022-23	29.4, better	6.1	6.3, better
15th	2006-07	17.3	7.4, better	2.0	2023-24	26.4, better	4.5	5.1, better
16th	2007-08	13.6	9.1, better	1.5	2024-25	24.5, better	4.4	6.0, better
17th	2008-09	17.8	8.4, better	1.7	2025-26	26.6, better	3.6	4.7, better
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