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Full Name: Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal Current Team: Phoenix Suns
Height/Weight: 7'1"/325 Number: 32
Birthdate: March 6, 1972 Entry Draft: 1st round (1st) in 1992
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Drafted By: Orlando Magic
Position: C College: Louisiana State University

Biography[]

Transactions[]

Statistics[]

Totals[]

Season Team G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1993 ORL 81 81 3071 733 1304 .562 0 2 .000 427 721 .592 342 780 1122 152 60 286 307 321 1893
1994 ORL 81 81 3224 953 1591 .599 0 2 .000 471 850 .554 384 688 1072 195 76 231 222 281 2377
1995 ORL 79 79 2923 930 1594 .583 0 5 .000 455 854 .533 328 573 901 214 73 192 204 258 2315
1996 ORL 54 52 1946 592 1033 .573 1 2 .500 249 511 .487 182 414 596 155 34 115 155 193 1434
1997 LAL 51 51 1941 552 991 .557 0 4 .000 232 479 .484 195 445 640 159 46 147 146 180 1336
1998 LAL 60 57 2175 670 1147 .584 0 0 .000 359 681 .527 208 473 681 142 39 144 175 193 1699
1999 LAL 49 49 1705 510 885 .576 0 1 .000 269 498 .540 187 338 525 114 36 82 122 155 1289
2000 LAL 79 79 3163 956 1665 .574 0 1 .000 432 824 .524 336 742 1078 299 36 239 223 255 2344
2001 LAL 74 74 2924 813 1422 .572 0 2 .000 499 972 .513 291 649 940 277 47 204 218 256 2125
2002 LAL 67 66 2422 712 1229 .579 0 1 .000 398 717 .555 235 480 715 200 41 137 171 199 1822
2003 LAL 67 66 2535 695 1211 .574 0 0 .000 451 725 .622 259 483 742 206 38 159 196 229 1841
2004 LAL 67 67 2464 554 948 .584 0 0 .000 331 676 .490 246 523 769 196 34 166 195 225 1439
2005 MIA 73 73 2492 658 1095 .601 0 0 .000 353 765 .461 253 507 760 200 36 171 203 262 1669
2006 MIA 59 58 1806 480 800 .600 0 0 .000 221 471 .469 172 369 541 113 23 104 168 230 1181
2007 MIA 40 39 1135 283 479 .591 0 0 .000 124 294 .422 97 200 297 79 8 55 95 139 690
2008 MIA 33 33 945 191 329 .581 0 0 .000 88 178 .494 99 159 258 45 19 54 98 134 470
2008 PHO 28 28 803 140 229 .611 0 0 .000 82 160 .513 67 229 296 48 13 34 83 94 362
2008 Total 61 61 1748 331 558 .593 0 0 .000 170 338 .503 166 388 554 93 32 88 181 228 832
2009 PHO 75 75 2252 512 841 .609 0 1 .000 309 519 .595 187 446 633 126 49 108 168 253 1333
Career 1117 1108 39926 10934 18793 .582 1 21 .048 5750 10895 .528 4068 8498 12566 2920 708 2628 3149 3857 27619

Per Game[]

Season Team G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1993 ORL 81 81 37.9 9.0 16.1 .562 0.0 0.0 .000 5.3 8.9 .592 4.2 9.6 13.9 1.9 0.7 3.5 3.8 4.0 23.4
1994 ORL 81 81 39.8 11.8 19.6 .599 0.0 0.0 .000 5.8 10.5 .554 4.7 8.5 13.2 2.4 0.9 2.9 2.7 3.5 29.3
1995 ORL 79 79 37.0 11.8 20.2 .583 0.0 0.1 .000 5.8 10.8 .533 4.2 7.3 11.4 2.7 0.9 2.4 2.6 3.3 29.3
1996 ORL 54 52 36.0 11.0 19.1 .573 0.0 0.0 .500 4.6 9.5 .487 3.4 7.7 11.0 2.9 0.6 2.1 2.9 3.6 26.6
1997 LAL 51 51 38.1 10.8 19.4 .557 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 9.4 .484 3.8 8.7 12.5 3.1 0.9 2.9 2.9 3.5 26.2
1998 LAL 60 57 36.3 11.2 19.1 .584 0.0 0.0 .000 6.0 11.4 .527 3.5 7.9 11.4 2.4 0.7 2.4 2.9 3.2 28.3
1999 LAL 49 49 34.8 10.4 18.1 .576 0.0 0.0 .000 5.5 10.2 .540 3.8 6.9 10.7 2.3 0.7 1.7 2.5 3.2 26.3
2000 LAL 79 79 40.0 12.1 21.1 .574 0.0 0.0 .000 5.5 10.4 .524 4.3 9.4 13.6 3.8 0.5 3.0 2.8 3.2 29.7
2001 LAL 74 74 39.5 11.0 19.2 .572 0.0 0.0 .000 6.7 13.1 .513 3.9 8.8 12.7 3.7 0.6 2.8 2.9 3.5 28.7
2002 LAL 67 66 36.1 10.6 18.3 .579 0.0 0.0 .000 5.9 10.7 .555 3.5 7.2 10.7 3.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 27.2
2003 LAL 67 66 37.8 10.4 18.1 .574 0.0 0.0 .000 6.7 10.8 .622 3.9 7.2 11.1 3.1 0.6 2.4 2.9 3.4 27.5
2004 LAL 67 67 36.8 8.3 14.1 .584 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 10.1 .490 3.7 7.8 11.5 2.9 0.5 2.5 2.9 3.4 21.5
2005 MIA 73 73 34.1 9.0 15.0 .601 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 10.5 .461 3.5 6.9 10.4 2.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.6 22.9
2006 MIA 59 58 30.6 8.1 13.6 .600 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 8.0 .469 2.9 6.3 9.2 1.9 0.4 1.8 2.8 3.9 20.0
2007 MIA 40 39 28.4 7.1 12.0 .591 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 7.4 .422 2.4 5.0 7.4 2.0 0.2 1.4 2.4 3.5 17.3
2008 MIA 33 33 28.6 5.8 10.0 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 5.4 .494 3.0 4.8 7.8 1.4 0.6 1.6 3.0 4.1 14.2
2008 PHO 28 28 28.7 5.0 8.2 .611 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 5.7 .513 2.4 8.2 10.6 1.7 0.5 1.2 3.0 3.4 12.9
2008 Total 61 61 28.7 5.4 9.1 .593 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 5.5 .503 2.7 6.4 9.1 1.5 0.5 1.4 3.0 3.7 13.6
2009 PHO 75 75 30.0 6.8 11.2 .609 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 6.9 .595 2.5 5.9 8.4 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.2 3.4 17.8
Career 1117 1108 35.7 9.8 16.8 .582 0.0 0.0 .048 5.1 9.8 .528 3.6 7.6 11.2 2.6 0.6 2.4 2.8 3.5 24.7

Awards and Accomplishments[]

  • Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996 (youngest player on the list and only active player remaining from the list; Shaq was only in his fourth season when he received this honor).
  • NBA Most Valuable Player: 2000
  • 2-time The Sporting News NBA Most Valuable Player: 2000, 2005
  • 4-time NBA Champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
  • 3-time NBA Finals MVP: 2000, 2001, 2002
  • 14-time NBA All-Star: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2000, 2004
  • 13-time All-NBA:
  • First Team: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Second Team: 1995, 1999
  • Third Team: 1994, 1996, 1997
  • 3-time All-Defensive:
  • Second Team: 2000, 2001, 2003
  • NBA Rookie of the Year: 1993
  • The Sporting News NBA Rookie of the Year: 1993
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1993
  • 2-time NBA regular-season leader, points per game: 1995 (29.3), 2000 (29.7)
  • 3-time NBA regular-season leader, total points: 1995 (2315), 1999 (1289), 2000 (2344)
  • 5-time NBA regular-season leader, field goals made: 1994 (953), 1995 (930), 1999 (510), 2000 (956), 2001 (813)
  • 9-time NBA regular-season leader, field goal %: 1994 (.599), 1998 (.584), 1999 (.576), 2000 (.574), 2001 (.572), 2002 (.579), 2004 (.584), 2005 (.601), 2006 (.600)
  • Joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to lead the league in field goal percentage for
    • nine seasons
    • five consecutive seasons (1998–2002)
  • Only player in NBA history to:
  • average at least 20 points per game and 10 rebounds per game in a season for 13 consecutive seasons, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Hakeem Olajuwon, all with 12 consecutive seasons.
  • reach 4,900 points, 2,300 rebounds, 500 assists, 400 blocks, and 100 steals in his playoff career while shooting at least 55% from the field.
  • One of three players in NBA history to be selected to the NBA All-Star Game for 14 consecutive seasons; the others are Jerry West and Karl Malone.
  • One of three players in NBA history to reach 24,500 points, 11,000 rebounds, 2,600 assists, and 2,400 blocks in his career (the others are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon; note that the NBA did not record blocked shots as an official statistic until the 1973-1974 season).
  • One of seven players in NBA history to reach 25,000 points and 10,000 rebounds in his career (the others are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes,Karl Malone and Wilt Chamberlain).
  • One of four players in NBA history to be awarded the NBA Finals MVP three times (the others are Magic Johnson (3), Tim Duncan (3), and Michael Jordan (6) [1])
    • Joins Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to win three consecutive NBA Finals MVP awards (2000, 2001, 2002)
  • Surpassed the career 25,000-point mark against the New York Knicks on February 26, 2007.
  • NBA playoff records (12):
  • Most free throws attempted, all-time: 2,177 (1994–present)
  • Most free throws missed, all-time: 1,014 (1994–present)
  • Most free throws attempted, half: 27 (May 20, 2000 vs. Portland Trail Blazers)
  • Most free throws attempted, quarter: 25 (May 20, 2000 vs. Portland Trail Blazers)
  • Most offensive rebounds, all-time: 816 (1994–present)
  • NBA Finals (11):
  • Most points scored in a four-game series: 145 (NBA Finals 2002)
  • Most free throws made in a four-game series: 45 (NBA Finals 2002)
  • Most free throws attempted in a four-game series: 68 (NBA Finals 2002)
  • Most blocks made in a four-game series: 11 (NBA Finals 2002)
  • Most blocks made in one game: 8 (NBA Finals 2001, tied Bill Walton, Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing and Tim Duncan).
  • Most free throws made in one game, half: 13 (NBA Finals 2000)
  • Most free throws made in one game, quarter: 9 (NBA Finals 2000; tied with Allen Iverson)
  • Most free throws attempted in one game: 39 (NBA Finals 2000)
  • Most free throws attempted in one game, quarter: 16 (NBA Finals 2000, NBA Finals 2002)
  • Highest field goal percentage, all-time: .602%
  • Highest scoring average for a center: 29.0 points per game
  • Most blocks in a five-game series: 17 (2001 vs Philadelphia 76ers)
  • Most offensive rebounds, season: 336 (1999-2000).
  • Most offensive rebounds, all-time, playoffs: 561 (1996–2004).
  • Most offensive rebounds, game, playoffs: 11 (May 6, 2001 vs. Sacramento Kings).
  • Most free throws attempted, game: 31 (November 19, 1999 vs. Chicago Bulls).
  • Most free throws attempted, game, playoffs: 39 (June 9, 2000 vs. Indiana Pacers).
  • Most free throws attempted, half: 20 (March 14, 2002 vs. Golden State Warriors).
  • Most free throws attempted, half, playoffs: 22 (June 9, 2000 vs. Indiana Pacers).
  • Most free throws attempted, quarter, playoffs: 16 (June 9, 2000 vs. Indiana Pacers).
  • Key member of the 1994 USA World Championship and 1996 Olympic basketball team, both of which won gold.
  • Ranked #9 in SLAM Magazine's Top 75 NBA Players of all time in 2003.
  • O'Neal and teammate Gary Payton became only the 11th and 12th players to reach the NBA Finals with three different teams.
  • Set an NBA record by missing all 11 of his free throw attempts in a game against Seattle on December 8, 2000.
  • Says he can't shoot free throws because he fell out of a tree as a child and broke both his wrists.
  • Won the Male Athlete of the Year Award at the BET Awards '05.
  • In the 1995/96 NBA Season, his last with the Orlando Magic, O'Neal went 50% from behind the 3 point arc hitting the only 3 pointer of his 14 season career.
  • As of the end of the 05-06 season, O'Neal has recorded 48 games of scoring 40 or more points in the regular season.
  • As of the end of the 05-06 season, O'Neal has recorded 3 games of scoring 50 or more points (all in the regular season).


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