Shaquille O'Neal
- Seasons
- 1992-93 to 2010-11
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′1″
- Weight
- 325 lb
- Born
- Mar 6, 1972
- College
- LSU
- Draft
- 1992, round 1, pick 1
4Championships
1MVP awards
14All-League teams
15All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 26.4
- True shooting
- .586
- Effective FG
- .582
- Usage rate
- 29.5
- Win shares
- 181.6
- WS per 48
- .208
- Box plus/minus
- 5.1
- VORP
- 75.4
- Best season, WS
- 18.6
- Best season, BPM
- 9.3
- MVP vote shares
- 4.38
- Finals appearances
- 6
League-leading seasons: 2 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | ORL | 20 | 81 | 3,071 | 22.9 | .584 | .562 | 27.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 10.4 | .163 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 108 | 100 |
| 1993-94 | ORL | 21 | 81 | 3,224 | 28.5 | .605 | .599 | 29.0 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 16.9 | .252 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 120 | 102 |
| 1994-95 | ORL | 22 | 79 | 2,923 | 28.6 | .588 | .583 | 31.9 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 14.0 | .230 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 118 | 104 |
| 1995-96 | ORL | 23 | 54 | 1,946 | 26.4 | .570 | .574 | 32.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 6.9 | .171 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 110 | 103 |
| 1996-97 | LAL | 24 | 51 | 1,941 | 27.1 | .556 | .557 | 31.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 8.0 | .197 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 110 | 99 |
| 1997-98 | LAL | 25 | 60 | 2,175 | 28.8 | .587 | .584 | 32.9 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 10.2 | .224 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 113 | 101 |
| 1998-99 | LAL | 26 | 49 | 1,705 | 30.6 | .584 | .576 | 32.4 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 9.0 | .255 | 7.5 | -0.4 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 115 | 102 |
| 1999-00 | LAL | 27 | 79 | 3,163 | 30.6 | .578 | .574 | 31.2 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 18.6 | .283 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 115 | 95 |
| 2000-01 | LAL | 28 | 74 | 2,924 | 30.2 | .574 | .572 | 31.6 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 14.9 | .245 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 114 | 101 |
| 2001-02 | LAL | 29 | 67 | 2,422 | 29.7 | .590 | .579 | 31.8 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 13.2 | .262 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 116 | 99 |
| 2002-03 | LAL | 30 | 67 | 2,535 | 29.5 | .602 | .574 | 30.2 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 13.2 | .250 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 117 | 102 |
| 2003-04 | LAL | 31 | 67 | 2,464 | 24.4 | .578 | .584 | 26.3 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 9.9 | .192 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 109 | 98 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 32 | 73 | 2,492 | 27.0 | .583 | .601 | 30.5 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 11.0 | .211 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 111 | 100 |
| 2005-06 | MIA | 33 | 59 | 1,806 | 24.4 | .586 | .600 | 30.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 6.2 | .164 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 108 | 102 |
| 2006-07 | MIA | 34 | 40 | 1,135 | 21.7 | .567 | .591 | 29.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.8 | .119 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 105 | 104 |
| 2007-08 | 2+ teams | 35 | 61 | 1,748 | 17.1 | .589 | .593 | 23.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .078 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 0.4 | 101 | 105 |
| 2008-09 | PHO | 36 | 75 | 2,252 | 22.3 | .623 | .609 | 24.2 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 7.8 | .166 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 117 | 109 |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 37 | 53 | 1,240 | 17.9 | .565 | .566 | 25.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | .119 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 104 | 102 |
| 2010-11 | BOS | 38 | 37 | 752 | 17.4 | .659 | .667 | 20.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .174 | -1.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 111 | 98 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.