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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTNBA legend. Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Shaquille O’Neal
Career at a glance
Shaquille O’Neal played 19 NBA regular seasons between 1992 and 2011, appearing in 1,207 games and averaging 23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He played for 6 teams: Orlando (1992–96, 295 games), L.A. Lakers (1996–04, 514 games), Miami (2004–08, 205 games), Phoenix (2007–09, 103 games), Cleveland (2009–10, 53 games), Boston (2010–11, 37 games). His best scoring season was 1999–00 with L.A. Lakers: 29.7 points per game over 79 games.
He rebounded best in 1992–93 at 13.9 per game. The season table marks him as the league leader in field-goal percentage 10 times, scoring twice. Championship seasons: 1999–00 (L.A. Lakers), 2000–01 (L.A. Lakers), 2001–02 (L.A. Lakers), 2005–06 (Miami).
In the playoffs he appeared in 17 postseason runs (216 games, 24.3 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 28,600 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), often referred to by his nickname "Shaq", is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst. Standing 7feet 1inch (2.16m) tall, O'Neal played as a center for six different teams over his 19-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a four-time NBA champion, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and the 2000 NBA MVP. He is widely regarded as one of the most dominant centers in NBA history and one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
After playing college basketball for the LSU Tigers, O'Neal was selected by the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. He was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 1992–93 and led his team to the 1995 NBA Finals. After four years with the Magic, O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers. He and the Lakers won the NBA championship in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Amid a feud between O'Neal and his teammate Kobe Bryant, O'Neal was traded in 2004 to the Miami Heat, where he won his fourth NBA championship in 2006. During the last several years of his career he spent short stints with the Phoenix Suns, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics.
O'Neal's accolades include 15 All-Star Game selections, three All-Star Game MVP awards, 14 All-NBA team selections, three NBA All-Defensive Team selections and two scoring titles. He is one of three players to be named NBA MVP, All-Star Game MVP and Finals MVP in the same year. He ranks 9th all-time in points scored, 6th in field goals, 15th in rebounds, and 8th in blocks. He had a 58.2% career field goal percentage and led the league in field goal percentage ten times. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the FIBA Hall of Fame, and was named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team and the NBA 75th Anniversary Team as one of the greatest players in league history.
- Born
- March 6, 1972 (age 54) Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
- Listed height
- 7 ft 1 in (216 cm)
- Listed weight
- 325 lb (147 kg)
- Position
- Center
- High school
- Fulda American (Fulda, Germany) Robert G. Cole (San Antonio, Texas)
- College
- LSU (1989–1992)
- NBA draft
- 1992: 1st round, 1st overall pick
- Playing career
- 1992–2011
Career highlights and awards
- 4× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2006)
- 3× NBA Finals MVP (2000–2002)
- NBA Most Valuable Player (2000)
- 15× NBA All-Star (1993–1998, 2000–2007, 2009)
- 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2000,2004, 2009)
- 8× All-NBA First Team (1998, 2000–2006)
- 2× All-NBA Second Team (1995, 1999)
- 4× All-NBA Third Team (1994, 1996, 1997, 2009)
- 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2000, 2001, 2003)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (1993)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1993)
- 2× NBA scoring champion (1995, 2000)
- NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th)
- No. 34 retired by Los Angeles Lakers
- No. 32 retired by Miami Heat
- No. 32 retired by Orlando Magic
- Associated Press Player of the Year (1991)
- UPI Player of the Year (1991)
- Adolph Rupp Trophy (1991)
- 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1991, 1992)
- NCAA rebounding leader (1991)
- NCAA blocks leader (1992)
- 2× SEC Male Athlete of the Year (1991, 1992)
- 2× SEC Player of the Year (1991, 1992)
- 3× First-team All-SEC (1990–1992)
- No. 33 retired by LSU Tigers
- FIBA World Championship MVP (1994)
- USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1994)
- McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP (1989)
- First-team Parade All-American (1989)
- Texas Mr. Basketball (1989)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Orlando | 81 | 81 | 37.9 | .562 | .000 | .592 | 13.9 | 1.9 | .7 | 3.5 | 23.4 |
| 1993–94 | Orlando | 81 | 81 | 39.8 | .599* | .000 | .554 | 13.2 | 2.4 | .9 | 2.9 | 29.3 |
| 1994–95 | Orlando | 79 | 79 | 37.0 | .583 | .000 | .533 | 11.4 | 2.7 | .9 | 2.4 | 29.3* |
| 1995–96 | Orlando | 54 | 52 | 36.0 | .573 | .500 | .487 | 11.0 | 2.9 | .6 | 2.1 | 26.6 |
| 1996–97 | L.A. Lakers | 51 | 51 | 38.1 | .557 | .000 | .484 | 12.5 | 3.1 | .9 | 2.9 | 26.2 |
| 1997–98 | L.A. Lakers | 60 | 57 | 36.3 | .584* | — | .527 | 11.4 | 2.4 | .7 | 2.4 | 28.3 |
| 1998–99 | L.A. Lakers | 49 | 49 | 34.8 | .576* | .000 | .540 | 10.7 | 2.3 | .7 | 1.7 | 26.3 |
| 1999–00† | L.A. Lakers | 79 | 79 | 40.0 | .574* | .000 | .524 | 13.6 | 3.8 | .5 | 3.0 | 29.7* |
| 2000–01† | L.A. Lakers | 74 | 74 | 39.5 | .572* | .000 | .513 | 12.7 | 3.7 | .6 | 2.8 | 28.7 |
| 2001–02† | L.A. Lakers | 67 | 66 | 36.1 | .579* | .000 | .555 | 10.7 | 3.0 | .6 | 2.0 | 27.2 |
| 2002–03 | L.A. Lakers | 67 | 66 | 37.8 | .574 | — | .622 | 11.1 | 3.1 | .6 | 2.4 | 27.5 |
| 2003–04 | L.A. Lakers | 67 | 67 | 36.8 | .584* | — | .490 | 11.5 | 2.9 | .5 | 2.5 | 21.5 |
| 2004–05 | Miami | 73 | 73 | 34.1 | .601* | — | .461 | 10.4 | 2.7 | .5 | 2.3 | 22.9 |
| 2005–06† | Miami | 59 | 58 | 30.6 | .600* | — | .469 | 9.2 | 1.9 | .4 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| 2006–07 | Miami | 40 | 39 | 28.4 | .591 | — | .422 | 7.4 | 2.0 | .2 | 1.4 | 17.3 |
| 2007–08 | Miami | 33 | 33 | 28.6 | .581 | — | .494 | 7.8 | 1.4 | .6 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
| 2007–08 | Phoenix | 28 | 28 | 28.7 | .611 | — | .513 | 10.6 | 1.7 | .5 | 1.2 | 12.9 |
| 2008–09 | Phoenix | 75 | 75 | 30.0 | .609* | .000 | .595 | 8.4 | 1.7 | .6 | 1.4 | 17.8 |
| 2009–10 | Cleveland | 53 | 53 | 23.4 | .566 | .000 | .496 | 6.7 | 1.5 | .3 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| 2010–11 | Boston | 37 | 36 | 20.3 | .667 | — | .557 | 4.8 | .7 | .4 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| Career | 1,207 | 1,197 | 34.7 | .582 | .045 | .527 | 10.9 | 2.5 | .6 | 2.3 | 23.7 | |
| All-Star | 12 | 9 | 22.8 | .551 | .000 | .452 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 16.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Orlando | 3 | 3 | 42.0 | .511 | .000 | .471 | 13.3 | 2.3 | .7 | 3.0 | 20.7 |
| 1995 | Orlando | 21 | 21 | 38.3 | .577 | .000 | .571 | 11.9 | 3.3 | .9 | 1.9 | 25.7 |
| 1996 | Orlando | 12 | 12 | 38.3 | .606 | .000 | .393 | 10.0 | 4.6 | .8 | 1.3 | 25.8 |
| 1997 | L.A. Lakers | 9 | 9 | 36.2 | .514 | .000 | .610 | 10.6 | 3.2 | .6 | 1.9 | 26.9 |
| 1998 | L.A. Lakers | 13 | 13 | 38.5 | .612 | .000 | .503 | 10.2 | 2.9 | .5 | 2.6 | 30.5 |
| 1999 | L.A. Lakers | 8 | 8 | 39.4 | .510 | .000 | .466 | 11.6 | 2.3 | .9 | 2.9 | 26.6 |
| 2000† | L.A. Lakers | 23 | 23 | 43.5 | .566 | .000 | .456 | 15.4 | 3.1 | .6 | 2.4 | 30.7 |
| 2001† | L.A. Lakers | 16 | 16 | 42.3 | .555 | .000 | .525 | 15.4 | 3.2 | .4 | 2.4 | 30.4 |
| 2002† | L.A. Lakers | 19 | 19 | 40.8 | .529 | .000 | .649 | 12.6 | 2.8 | .5 | 2.5 | 28.5 |
| 2003 | L.A. Lakers | 12 | 12 | 40.1 | .535 | .000 | .621 | 14.8 | 3.7 | .6 | 2.8 | 27.0 |
| 2004 | L.A. Lakers | 22 | 22 | 41.7 | .593 | .000 | .429 | 13.2 | 2.5 | .3 | 2.8 | 21.5 |
| 2005 | Miami | 13 | 13 | 33.2 | .558 | .000 | .472 | 7.8 | 1.9 | .4 | 1.5 | 19.4 |
| 2006† | Miami | 23 | 23 | 33.0 | .612 | .000 | .374 | 9.8 | 1.7 | .5 | 1.5 | 18.4 |
| 2007 | Miami | 4 | 4 | 30.3 | .559 | .000 | .333 | 8.5 | 1.3 | .3 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| 2008 | Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 30.0 | .440 | .000 | .500 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 15.2 |
| 2010 | Cleveland | 11 | 11 | 22.1 | .516 | .000 | .660 | 5.5 | 1.4 | .2 | 1.2 | 11.5 |
| 2011 | Boston | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 216 | 214 | 37.5 | .563 | .000 | .504 | 11.6 | 2.7 | .5 | 2.1 | 24.3 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Louisiana State | 32 | — | 28.2 | .573 | .000 | .556 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 13.9 |
| 1990–91 | Louisiana State | 28 | — | 31.5 | .628 | .000 | .638 | 14.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 27.6 |
| 1991–92 | Louisiana State | 30 | — | 32.0 | .615 | .000 | .528 | 14.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 24.1 |
| Career | 90 | — | 30.5 | .610 | .000 | .575 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 21.6 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 7′ 1″
- Weight
- 325 lb
- Position
- Center
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1992
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 1
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