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Shaquille O’Neal vs Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

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Teams

Shaquille O'Neal Orlando Magic (1992-1996), Los Angeles Lakers (1996-2004), Miami Heat (2004-2008), Phoenix Suns (2008-2009), Cleveland Cavaliers (2009-2010), Boston Celtics (2010-2011)
Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota Timberwolves (2015-Present)

Position

Shaquille O'Neal Center
Karl-Anthony Towns Center

Height

Shaquille O'Neal 7'1"
Karl-Anthony Towns 7'0"

Weight

Shaquille O'Neal 325
Karl-Anthony Towns 244

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Shaquille O'Neal 4 (2000-2002, 2006) StarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Finals Appearances

Shaquille O'Neal 5 (1995, 2000-2002, 2004, 2006) StarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Finals MVP

Shaquille O'Neal 3 (2000-2002) StarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Shaquille O'Neal 17 (1994-2008, 2010-2011) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018) Star

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Shaquille O'Neal Yes Inducted in 2016
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Number Retired

Shaquille O'Neal Yes Lakers #34, Heat #32
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Regular Season MVP

Shaquille O'Neal 1 (2000) Star
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-NBA First Team

Shaquille O'Neal 8 (1998, 2000-2006) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-Star Games

Shaquille O'Neal 15 (1993-1998, 2000-2007, 2009) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018) Star

Rookie of the Year

Shaquille O'Neal Yes (1993)
Karl-Anthony Towns Yes (2016)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Shaquille O'Neal 2 (1995, 1999) StarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Defensive Player of the Year

Shaquille O'Neal 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-Defensive First Team

Shaquille O'Neal 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Scoring Leader

Shaquille O'Neal 2 (1995, 2000) StarStar
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Rebound Leader

Shaquille O'Neal 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Assist Leader

Shaquille O'Neal 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Steals Leader

Shaquille O'Neal 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Blocks Leader

Shaquille O'Neal 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Shaquille O'Neal 1,207
Karl-Anthony Towns 374

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Shaquille O'Neal 34.7
Karl-Anthony Towns 34.3

Points

Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
Karl-Anthony Towns 8,465

Assists (Ast)

Shaquille O'Neal 3,026
Karl-Anthony Towns 1,055

Steals (Stl)

Shaquille O'Neal 739
Karl-Anthony Towns 292

Blocks (Blk)

Shaquille O'Neal 2,732
Karl-Anthony Towns 550

Rebounds (Reb)

Shaquille O'Neal 13,099
Karl-Anthony Towns 4,384

Field Goals Made (FG)

Shaquille O'Neal 11,330
Karl-Anthony Towns 3,189

Free Throw Made (FT)

Shaquille O'Neal 5,935
Karl-Anthony Towns 1,550

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Shaquille O'Neal 11,252
Karl-Anthony Towns 1,858

Three Pointers (3PT)

Shaquille O'Neal 1
Karl-Anthony Towns 537

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Shaquille O'Neal 22
Karl-Anthony Towns 1,360

Points Per Game (PPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 23.7
Karl-Anthony Towns 22.6

Assists Per Game (APG)

Shaquille O'Neal 2.5
Karl-Anthony Towns 2.8

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 10.9
Karl-Anthony Towns 11.7

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 2.3
Karl-Anthony Towns 1.5

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 0.6
Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Shaquille O'Neal 58.2%
Karl-Anthony Towns 53.2%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Shaquille O'Neal 52.7%
Karl-Anthony Towns 83.4%

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Shaquille O'Neal 4.5%
Karl-Anthony Towns 39.5%

Minutes Played

Shaquille O'Neal 41,918
Karl-Anthony Towns 12,831

Turnovers

Shaquille O'Neal 3,310
Karl-Anthony Towns 955

True Shooting Percentage

Shaquille O'Neal 58.6%
Karl-Anthony Towns 86.6%

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Shaquille O'Neal 216
Karl-Anthony Towns 5

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Shaquille O'Neal 37.5
Karl-Anthony Towns 34.0

Points

Shaquille O'Neal 5,250
Karl-Anthony Towns 76

Assists (Ast)

Shaquille O'Neal 582
Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Steals (Stl)

Shaquille O'Neal 117
Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Blocks (Blk)

Shaquille O'Neal 459
Karl-Anthony Towns 5

Rebounds (Reb)

Shaquille O'Neal 2,508
Karl-Anthony Towns 67

Field Goals Made (FG)

Shaquille O'Neal 2,041
Karl-Anthony Towns 28

Free Throw Made (FT)

Shaquille O'Neal 1,168
Karl-Anthony Towns 17

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Shaquille O'Neal 2,317
Karl-Anthony Towns 23

Three Pointers (3PT)

Shaquille O'Neal 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Shaquille O'Neal 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Points Per Game (PPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 24.3
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2

Assists Per Game (APG)

Shaquille O'Neal 2.7
Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 11.6
Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 2.1
Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 0.5
Karl-Anthony Towns 0.4

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Shaquille O'Neal 56.3%
Karl-Anthony Towns 46.7%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Shaquille O'Neal 50.4%
Karl-Anthony Towns 73.9%

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Shaquille O'Neal 0%
Karl-Anthony Towns 27.3%

Turnovers

Shaquille O'Neal 649
Karl-Anthony Towns 12

True Shooting Percentage

Shaquille O'Neal 56.5%
Karl-Anthony Towns 54.2%

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Shaquille O'Neal 81 (1993-94)
Karl-Anthony Towns 82 (2017-18)

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Shaquille O'Neal 40.0 (1999-00)
Karl-Anthony Towns 37.0 (2016-17)

Points

Shaquille O'Neal 2377 (1993-94)
Karl-Anthony Towns 2061 (2016-17)

Assists (Ast)

Shaquille O'Neal 299 (1999-00)
Karl-Anthony Towns 220 (2016-17)

Steals (Stl)

Shaquille O'Neal 76 (1993-94)
Karl-Anthony Towns 64 (2017-18)

Blocks (Blk)

Shaquille O'Neal 286 (1992-93)
Karl-Anthony Towns 138 (2015-16)

Rebounds (Reb)

Shaquille O'Neal 1122 (1992-93)
Karl-Anthony Towns 1012 (2017-18)

Field Goals Made (FG)

Shaquille O'Neal 956 (1999-00)
Karl-Anthony Towns 802 (2016-17)

Free Throw Made (FT)

Shaquille O'Neal 499 (2000-01)
Karl-Anthony Towns 356 (2016-17)

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Shaquille O'Neal 972 (2000-01)
Karl-Anthony Towns 428 (2016-17)

Three Pointers (3PT)

Shaquille O'Neal 1 (1995-96)
Karl-Anthony Towns 120 (2017-18)

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Shaquille O'Neal 5 (1994-95)
Karl-Anthony Towns 285 (2017-18)

Points Per Game (PPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (1999-00)
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1 (2016-17)

Assists Per Game (APG)

Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (1999-00)
Karl-Anthony Towns 2.7 (2018-19)

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1992-93)
Karl-Anthony Towns 12.3 (2017-18)

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1992-93)
Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2018-19)

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1996-97)
Karl-Anthony Towns 0.9 (2018-19)

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Shaquille O'Neal .667% (2008-09)
Karl-Anthony Towns .545% (2017-18)

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Shaquille O'Neal .622% (2002-03)
Karl-Anthony Towns .858% (2017-18)

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Shaquille O'Neal .500% (1995-96)
Karl-Anthony Towns .421% (2017-18)

Turnovers

Shaquille O'Neal 56 (2008-09)
Karl-Anthony Towns 104 (2018-19)

True Shooting Percentage

Shaquille O'Neal .659% (2008-09)
Karl-Anthony Towns .646% (2017-18)

Seasons

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Teams

Shaquille O'Neal Orlando Magic (1992-1996), Los Angeles Lakers (1996-2004), Miami Heat (2004-2008), Phoenix Suns (2008-2009), Cleveland Cavaliers (2009-2010), Boston Celtics (2010-2011)
Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota Timberwolves (2015-Present)

Position

Shaquille O'Neal Center
Karl-Anthony Towns Center

Height

Shaquille O'Neal 7'1"
Karl-Anthony Towns 7'0"

Weight

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Finals Appearances

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Finals MVP

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Shaquille O'Neal 17 (1994-2008, 2010-2011)
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Shaquille O'Neal Yes Inducted in 2016
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Number Retired

Shaquille O'Neal Yes Lakers #34, Heat #32
Karl-Anthony Towns No Still Playing

Regular Season MVP

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

All-NBA First Team

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

All-Star Games

Shaquille O'Neal 15 (1993-1998, 2000-2007, 2009)
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 (2018)

Rookie of the Year

Shaquille O'Neal Yes (1993)
Karl-Anthony Towns Yes (2016)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Defensive Player of the Year

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

All-Defensive First Team

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Scoring Leader

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Rebound Leader

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Assist Leader

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Steals Leader

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Blocks Leader

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Points

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists (Ast)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Steals (Stl)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Blocks (Blk)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds (Reb)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goals Made (FG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Made (FT)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Pointers (3PT)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Points Per Game (PPG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists Per Game (APG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Minutes Played

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Turnovers

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

True Shooting Percentage

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Points

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists (Ast)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Steals (Stl)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Blocks (Blk)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds (Reb)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goals Made (FG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Made (FT)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Pointers (3PT)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Points Per Game (PPG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Assists Per Game (APG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

Turnovers

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

True Shooting Percentage

Shaquille O'Neal Karl-Anthony Towns

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