Shaquille O'Neal vs Tim Duncan

Shaquille O'NealTim Duncan

Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: Shaquille O'Neal played 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. Shaquille O'Neal averaged 23.7 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles, Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan career per game
1,207GP1,392
34.7MIN34
23.7PTS19
10.9REB10.8
2.5AST3
0.6STL0.7
2.3BLK2.2
58.2FG%50.6
4.53P%17.9
52.7FT%69.6
58.6TS%55.1

Career totals

Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan career totals
28,596PTS26,496
13,099REB15,091
3,026AST4,225
739STL1,025
2,732BLK3,020
58.2FG%50.6
4.53P%17.9
52.7FT%69.6
58.6TS%55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan postseason
216GP251
37.5MIN37.3
24.3PTS20.6
11.6REB11.4
2.7AST3
0.5STL0.7
2.1BLK2.3
56.3FG%50.1
03P%14.3
50.4FT%68.9
56.5TS%54.8

Where each stands all time

Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan all-time places
11th (28,596)Points22nd (26,496)
8th (13,099)Rebounds2nd (15,091)
187th (3,026)Assists98th (4,225)
290th (739)Steals147th (1,025)
8th (2,732)Blocks5th (3,020)

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: 4 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Rookie of the Year, All-NBA Third Team ×4, All-NBA Second Team ×2, All-NBA First Team ×8, Finals MVP ×3, MVP, All-Star MVP ×3, All-Defensive Second Team ×3
  • Tim Duncan: 5 championships; All-Defensive Second Team ×7, Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA First Team ×10, All-Defensive First Team ×8, Finals MVP ×3, All-Star MVP, MVP ×2, All-NBA Second Team ×3, All-NBA Third Team ×2

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 Tim Duncan season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1992-9323.413.91.91997-9821.111.92.7
2nd1993-9429.313.22.41998-9921.711.42.4
3rd1994-9529.311.42.71999-0023.212.43.2
4th1995-9626.6112.92000-0122.212.23
5th1996-9726.212.53.12001-0225.512.73.7
6th1997-9828.311.42.42002-0323.312.93.9
7th1998-9926.310.72.32003-0422.312.43.1
8th1999-0029.713.63.82004-0520.311.12.7
9th2000-0128.712.73.72005-0618.6113.2
10th2001-0227.210.732006-072010.63.4
11th2002-0327.511.13.12007-0819.311.32.8
12th2003-0421.511.52.92008-0919.310.73.5
13th2004-0522.910.42.72009-1017.910.13.2
14th2005-06209.21.92010-1113.48.92.7
15th2006-0717.37.422011-1215.492.3
16th2007-0813.69.11.52012-1317.89.92.7
17th2008-0917.88.41.72013-1415.19.73
18th2009-10126.71.52014-1513.99.13
19th2010-119.24.80.72015-168.67.32.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST