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Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal stats, teams and career impact
#15 all-timeCareer averages · 23.7 PPG · 10.9 RPG · 2.5 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- Boston Celtics
- Height / weight
- 7 ft 1 in (216 cm) · 325 lb (147 kg)
- Born
- March 6, 1972 (54 yrs old)
- College
- LSU
- NBA seasons
- 19 seasons · 1992–93 to 2010–11
Career summaryShaquille O'Neal was a center who played 19 NBA seasons, from 1992–93 through 2010–11.
- Career PPG
- 23.7
- Career RPG
- 10.9
- Career APG
- 2.5
- #1 in 2 seasons
- #15 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Shaquille O'Neal ranks #15 all time
Shaquille O'Neal ranks #15 all time. He finished #1 in 2 seasons and in the top five 8 times, giving him an elite peak. His full-career value ranks #25, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
8 top-five · 10 top-ten finishes
1,207 games · Career Value Rank #25
NBA honors15× All-Star · MVP · 14× All-NBA · 3× All-Defense · ROYContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Boston Celtics
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 58.2%FG%
- Three-point
- 4.5%3P%
- Free throw
- 52.7%FT%
1,207 career games · 41,918 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Shaquille O'Neal stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 0.7 | -0.01 | BOS | 37 | 36 | 20.3 | 66.7% | — | 55.7% | #140 | 28.2 |
| 2009–10 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 1.5 | -0.96 | CLE | 53 | 53 | 23.4 | 56.6% | 0.0% | 49.6% | #192 | 24.5 |
| 2008–09 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 1.7 | +0.84 | PHO | 75 | 75 | 30.0 | 60.9% | 0.0% | 59.5% | #89 | 127.8 |
| 2007–08 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 1.5 | -1.29 | MIA/PHO | 61 | 61 | 28.7 | 59.3% | — | 50.3% | #202 | 24.3 |
| 2006–07 | 17.3 | 7.4 | 2.0 | +1.76 | MIA | 40 | 39 | 28.4 | 59.1% | — | 42.2% | #59 | 79.9 |
| 2005–06 | 20.0 | 9.2 | 1.9 | +2.33 | MIA | 59 | 58 | 30.6 | 60.0% | — | 46.9% | #45 | 149.2 |
| 2004–05 | 22.9 | 10.4 | 2.7 | +4.79 | MIA | 73 | 73 | 34.1 | 60.1% | — | 46.1% | #15 | 319.9 |
| 2003–04 | 21.5 | 11.5 | 2.9 | +4.85 | LAL | 67 | 67 | 36.8 | 58.4% | — | 49.0% | #9 | 324.5 |
| 2002–03 | 27.5 | 11.1 | 3.1 | +7.29 | LAL | 67 | 66 | 37.8 | 57.4% | — | 62.2% | #4 | 454.0 |
| 2001–02 | 27.2 | 10.7 | 3.0 | +7.86 | LAL | 67 | 66 | 36.1 | 57.9% | 0.0% | 55.5% | #1 | 458.1 |
| 2000–01 | 28.7 | 12.7 | 3.7 | +7.68 | LAL | 74 | 74 | 39.5 | 57.2% | 0.0% | 51.3% | #2 | 540.9 |
| 1999–00 | 29.7 | 13.6 | 3.8 | +9.74 | LAL | 79 | 79 | 40.0 | 57.4% | 0.0% | 52.4% | #1 | 721.7 |
| 1998–99 | 26.3 | 10.7 | 2.3 | +6.35 | LAL | 49 | 49 | 34.8 | 57.6% | 0.0% | 54.0% | #5 | 271.8 |
| 1997–98 | 28.3 | 11.3 | 2.4 | +5.37 | LAL | 60 | 57 | 36.3 | 58.4% | — | 52.7% | #5 | 312.7 |
| 1996–97 | 26.2 | 12.5 | 3.1 | +6.74 | LAL | 51 | 51 | 38.1 | 55.7% | 0.0% | 48.4% | #4 | 322.0 |
| 1995–96 | 26.6 | 11.0 | 2.9 | +4.45 | ORL | 54 | 52 | 36.0 | 57.3% | 50.0% | 48.7% | #17 | 239.9 |
| 1994–95 | 29.3 | 11.4 | 2.7 | +5.86 | ORL | 79 | 79 | 37.0 | 58.3% | 0.0% | 53.3% | #8 | 455.1 |
| 1993–94 | 29.3 | 13.2 | 2.4 | +6.53 | ORL | 81 | 81 | 39.8 | 59.9% | 0.0% | 55.4% | #5 | 545.6 |
| 1992–93 | 23.4 | 13.9 | 1.9 | +2.59 | ORL | 81 | 81 | 37.9 | 56.2% | 0.0% | 59.2% | #29 | 283.0 |
| Career | 23.7 | 10.9 | 2.5 | — | BOS/CLE/LAL/MIA/ORL/PHO | 1207 | — | 34.7 | 58.2% | 4.5% | 52.7% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Shaquille O'Neal highlights
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Peak-era mixtape
Shaquille O'Neal Lakers mixtape
The Lakers-era reel shows how O'Neal's strength, speed and interior gravity overwhelmed defenses during his championship peak.
What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
2.3 composite · lower is better
2.4 average league finish
5,683 total value
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
Career standing
How Shaquille O'Neal ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score2.3
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 327.0
- Qualified seasons
- 19
- All-time rank
- #15
Strongest seasons
Every season
Shaquille O'Neal advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 38 | 37 | 752 | -0.01 | 60.4 | #140 | 28.2 | 44th | Standard |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 37 | 53 | 1,240 | -0.96 | 43.2 | #192 | 24.5 | 40th | Broad |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 36 | 75 | 2,252 | +0.84 | 73.6 | #89 | 127.8 | 79th | Broad |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | MIA/PHO | 35 | 61 | 1,748 | -1.29 | 39.3 | #202 | 24.3 | 42nd | Broad |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 34 | 40 | 1,135 | +1.76 | 82.6 | #59 | 79.9 | 66th | Broad |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 33 | 59 | 1,806 | +2.33 | 86.6 | #45 | 149.2 | 81st | Broad |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 32 | 73 | 2,492 | +4.79 | 95.9 | #15 | 319.9 | 95th | Broad |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 31 | 67 | 2,464 | +4.85 | 97.6 | #9 | 324.5 | 96th | Broad |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 30 | 67 | 2,535 | +7.29 | 99.1 | #4 | 454.0 | 97th | Broad |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 29 | 67 | 2,422 | +7.86 | 100.0 | #1 | 458.1 | 99th | Broad |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 28 | 74 | 2,924 | +7.68 | 99.7 | #2 | 540.9 | 99th | Broad |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 27 | 79 | 3,163 | +9.74 | 100.0 | #1 | 721.7 | 100th | Broad |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 26 | 49 | 1,705 | +6.35 | 98.6 | #5 | 271.8 | 99th | Broad |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 25 | 60 | 2,175 | +5.37 | 98.7 | #5 | 312.7 | 96th | Broad |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 24 | 51 | 1,941 | +6.74 | 99.1 | #4 | 322.0 | 95th | Broad |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 23 | 54 | 1,946 | +4.45 | 95.1 | #17 | 239.9 | 90th | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 22 | 79 | 2,923 | +5.86 | 97.7 | #8 | 455.1 | 98th | Broad |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 21 | 81 | 3,224 | +6.53 | 98.6 | #5 | 545.6 | 99th | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 20 | 81 | 3,071 | +2.59 | 90.5 | #29 | 283.0 | 94th | Broad |
Career movement
Shaquille O'Neal's box impact by season
Peak box impact +9.74 points per 100 possessions in 1999–00 · 19 seasons · 41,918 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
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Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Shaquille O'NealKareem Abdul-Jabbar
| NBA season | Shaquille O'Neal | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6 | 4.6 |
| 2 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| 3 | 5.9 | 8.3 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 8.6 |
| 5 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| 6 | 5.4 | 8.0 |
| 7 | 6.4 | 9.4 |
| 8 | 9.7 | 10.2 |
| 9 | 7.7 | 9.7 |
| 10 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| 11 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| 12 | 4.8 | 6.7 |
| 13 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 14 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
| 15 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| 16 | -1.3 | 4.3 |
| 17 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 18 | -1.0 | 0.9 |
| 19 | -0.0 | -0.4 |
| 20 | Did not play | -2.7 |
NBA season number
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