Shaquille O'Neal vs. C.J. Watson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars C.J. Watson and Shaquille O'Neal that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

C.J. Watson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
C.J. Watson: 2007-08 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 C.J. Watson 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 C.J. Watson 10

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 C.J. Watson 4

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 C.J. Watson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 C.J. Watson 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 C.J. Watson 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 C.J. Watson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 C.J. Watson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 C.J. Watson 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 C.J. Watson 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 C.J. Watson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 C.J. Watson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 C.J. Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 C.J. Watson 2.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 C.J. Watson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 C.J. Watson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 C.J. Watson 4,344

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 C.J. Watson 1,156

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 C.J. Watson 1,485

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 C.J. Watson 559

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 C.J. Watson 67

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 C.J. Watson 600

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 C.J. Watson .419

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 C.J. Watson .373

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 C.J. Watson .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) C.J. Watson 10.3 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) C.J. Watson 2.9 (2015)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) C.J. Watson 4.1 (2012)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) C.J. Watson 1.6 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) C.J. Watson 0.2 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 C.J. Watson 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 C.J. Watson 1.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 C.J. Watson 2.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 C.J. Watson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 C.J. Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 C.J. Watson 262

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 C.J. Watson 84

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 C.J. Watson 95

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 C.J. Watson 34

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 C.J. Watson 2

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 C.J. Watson 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 C.J. Watson .363

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - C.J. Watson .314

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 C.J. Watson .701

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) C.J. Watson 8.6 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) C.J. Watson 2.4 (2013)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) C.J. Watson 5.5 (2012)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) C.J. Watson 0.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) C.J. Watson 0.1 (2013)