Shaquille O'Neal vs Wilt Chamberlain

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Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain compared on their NBA careers: Shaquille O'Neal played 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11, Wilt Chamberlain 5 seasons, 1968-69 to 1972-73. Shaquille O'Neal averaged 23.7 points a game to Wilt Chamberlain's 30.1. Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles, Wilt Chamberlain won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Shaquille O'Neal leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Wilt Chamberlain in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain career per game

1,207	GP	1,045
34.7	MIN	45.8
23.7	PTS	30.1, better
10.9, better	REB	0
2.5	AST	4.4, better
0.6, better	STL	0
2.3, better	BLK	0
58.2, better	FG%	54
4.5, better	3P%	0
52.7, better	FT%	51.1
58.6, better	TS%	54.7

Career totals

Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain career totals

28,596	PTS	31,419, better
13,099, better	REB	0
3,026	AST	4,643, better
739, better	STL	0
2,732, better	BLK	0
58.2, better	FG%	54
4.5, better	3P%	0
52.7, better	FT%	51.1
58.6, better	TS%	54.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain postseason

216	GP	160
37.5	MIN	47.2
24.3, better	PTS	22.5
11.6, better	REB	0
2.7	AST	4.2, better
0.5, better	STL	0
2.1, better	BLK	0
56.3, better	FG%	52.2
0	3P%	0
50.4, better	FT%	46.5
56.5, better	TS%	52.4

Where each stands all time

Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain all-time places

11th (28,596)	Points	8th (31,419), better
9th (13,099), better	Rebounds	—
216th (3,026)	Assists	82nd (4,643), better
8th (2,732), better	Blocks	—

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 Wilt Chamberlain titles and awards

4, better	Championships	1
3, better	All-Star MVP	1
1	Rookie of the Year	1
8, better	All-NBA First Team	7
1	MVP	4, better
2	All-NBA Second Team	3, better
3, better	Finals MVP	1
—	All-Defensive First Team	2, better
1, better	All-Rookie First Team	—
4, better	All-NBA Third Team	—
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 Wilt Chamberlain season by season

1st	1992-93	23.4, better	13.9, better	1.9	1968-69	20.5	0	4.5, better
2nd	1993-94	29.3, better	13.2, better	2.4	1969-70	27.3	0	4.1, better
3rd	1994-95	29.3, better	11.4, better	2.7	1970-71	20.7	0	4.3, better
4th	1995-96	26.6, better	11.0, better	2.9	1971-72	14.8	0	4.0, better
5th	1996-97	26.2, better	12.5, better	3.1	1972-73	13.2	0	4.5, better
6th	1997-98	28.3	11.4	2.4	—	—	—	—
7th	1998-99	26.3	10.7	2.3	—	—	—	—
8th	1999-00	29.7	13.6	3.8	—	—	—	—
9th	2000-01	28.7	12.7	3.7	—	—	—	—
10th	2001-02	27.2	10.7	3.0	—	—	—	—
11th	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