Is Alan Williams Better Than Shaquille O'Neal? NBA Stats Decide

The career statistics tell a clear story in this C comparison. Shaquille O'Neal holds the advantage in 7 of 8 key categories, with Assists Per Game representing the most decisive gap — a 316.7% difference that separates these two NBA players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Shaquille O'Neal's Assists Per Game of 2.5 compared to Alan Williams's 0.6 represents a 316.7% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alan Williams falls 66.7% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Shaquille O'Neal exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Shaquille O'Neal's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Free Throw %, where Alan Williams posts 61.0% against Shaquille O'Neal's 52.7% — a gap of just 15.7%. Alan Williams can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 7-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Free Throw % is the statistical ammunition for the Alan Williams side.

Centers have evolved dramatically across NBA eras — from dominant low-post scorers to modern stretch bigs. Career statistics must be evaluated with positional evolution and era context in mind.

Shaquille O'Neal wins this head to head comparison decisively — 7 categories to 1. The 316.7% gap in Assists Per Game alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Shaquille O'Neal's statistical superiority in this NBA career comparison.