Shaquille O'Neal
Center
at Los Angeles Lakers
Career
1,348 games · 19 seasons
22.9PPG
10.6RPG
2.4APG
Career snapshot
19seasons
1,348games
30,841career pts
25.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Los Angeles Lakers
· 514 games · 1996-97–2003-04
Position rank · 2009-10
#17PPG rank
#12PER rank
#30WS rank
Among 53 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
29.7
1999-00 · LAL
RPG
13.9
1992-93 · ORL
APG
3.8
1999-00 · LAL
PER
30.6
1998-99 · LAL
WS
18.6
1999-00 · LAL
Draft
1992
Round 1 ·
Pick 1
from Louisiana State
Honors & awards
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame
2016
2×
NBA All-Star Game MVP
2009, 2004
14×
All-NBA Team
2008, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993
15×
All-Star Selection
2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992
3×
All-Defense Team
2002, 2000, 1999
3×
NBA Finals MVP
2002, 2001, 2000
1×
NBA Most Valuable Player
1999
1×
All-Rookie Team
1992
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year
1992
Career by team
Boston Celtics
2010-11 – 2010-11 · 1 seasons
9.2 PPG
4.8 RPG
0.7 APG
37 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
2009-10 – 2009-10 · 1 seasons
12.0 PPG
6.7 RPG
1.5 APG
53 games
Phoenix Suns
2007-08 – 2008-09 · 2 seasons
17.6 PPG
8.5 RPG
1.6 APG
80 games
Miami Heat
2004-05 – 2007-08 · 4 seasons
19.6 PPG
9.1 RPG
2.1 APG
205 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1996-97 – 2003-04 · 8 seasons
27.0 PPG
11.9 RPG
3.1 APG
514 games
Orlando Magic
1992-93 – 1995-96 · 4 seasons
27.2 PPG
12.5 RPG
2.4 APG
295 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | ORL | 81 | 81 | 37.9 | 23.4 | 13.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 56.2 | 0.0 | 59.2 | 22.9 | 10.4 |
| 1993-94 | ORL | 81 | 81 | 39.8 | 29.3 | 13.2 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 59.9 | 0.0 | 55.4 | 28.5 | 16.9 |
| 1994-95 | ORL | 79 | 79 | 37.0 | 29.3 | 11.4 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 28.6 | 14.0 |
| 1995-96 | ORL | 54 | 52 | 36.0 | 26.6 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 57.3 | 50.0 | 48.7 | 26.4 | 6.9 |
| 1996-97 | LAL | 51 | 51 | 38.1 | 26.2 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 55.7 | 0.0 | 48.4 | 27.1 | 8.0 |
| 1997-98 | LAL | 60 | 57 | 36.3 | 28.3 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 58.4 | 0.0 | 52.7 | 28.8 | 10.2 |
| 1998-99 | LAL | 49 | 49 | 34.8 | 26.3 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 57.6 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 30.6 | 9.0 |
| 1999-00 | LAL | 79 | 79 | 40.0 | 29.7 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 57.4 | 0.0 | 52.4 | 30.6 | 18.6 |
| 2000-01 | LAL | 74 | 74 | 39.5 | 28.7 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 57.2 | 0.0 | 51.3 | 30.2 | 14.9 |
| 2001-02 | LAL | 67 | 66 | 36.1 | 27.2 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 57.9 | 0.0 | 55.5 | 29.7 | 13.2 |
| 2002-03 | LAL | 67 | 66 | 37.8 | 27.5 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 57.4 | 0.0 | 62.2 | 29.5 | 13.2 |
| 2003-04 | LAL | 67 | 67 | 36.8 | 21.5 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 58.4 | 0.0 | 49.0 | 24.4 | 9.9 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 73 | 73 | 34.1 | 22.9 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 60.1 | 0.0 | 46.1 | 27.0 | 11.0 |
| 2005-06 | MIA | 59 | 58 | 30.6 | 20.0 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 46.9 | 24.4 | 6.2 |
| 2006-07 | MIA | 40 | 39 | 28.4 | 17.3 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 59.1 | 0.0 | 42.2 | 21.7 | 2.8 |
| 2007-08 | NBA | 28 | 28 | 28.7 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 51.3 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | NBA | 61 | 61 | 28.7 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 59.3 | 0.0 | 50.3 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | MIA | 33 | 33 | 28.6 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 58.1 | 0.0 | 49.4 | 17.7 | 1.2 |
| 2007-08 | PHX | 5 | 0 | 30.1 | 15.2 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 44.0 | — | 50.0 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | NBA | 75 | 75 | 30.0 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 60.9 | 0.0 | 59.5 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | PHX | 75 | 0 | 30.0 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 60.9 | 0.0 | 59.5 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 53 | 53 | 23.4 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 56.6 | 0.0 | 49.6 | 17.9 | 3.1 |
| 2010-11 | BOS | 37 | 36 | 20.3 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 55.7 | 17.4 | 2.7 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2010 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | season change | ||
| Oct 2009 | Miami Heat | Cleveland Cavaliers | offseason | From 2007-08 to 2009-10 | |
| Jul 2004 | Los Angeles Lakers | Miami Heat | season change | ||
| Jul 1996 | Orlando Magic | Los Angeles Lakers | season change | ||
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19.1 career PPG
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17.5 career PPG
About Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, commonly known as Shaq, is an American former professional basketball player, and sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Nicknamed, among others, "Diesel", he is a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) center who played for six 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. O'Neal is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball centers of all time.