Shaquille O'Neal

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

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1 Biography
2 Transactions
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Totals
- 3.2 Per Game
4 Awards and Accomplishments
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
- 7.1 Web Directory
- 7.2 Recent Shaquille O'Neal ArmchairGM Stories
8 Categories

[edit] Biography

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Statistics

[edit] 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

[edit] Per Game

Season	Team	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	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	.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	.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	0.1	.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	.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	0.1	.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	.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	.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	.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	.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	.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	.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	.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	.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	.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	.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	.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	.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	.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	.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	.048	5.1	9.8	.528	3.6	7.6	11.2	2.6	0.6	2.4	2.8	3.5	24.7

[edit] 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)

Orlando Magic franchise records (2):

Most rebounds, game: 28 (November 20, 1993 vs. New Jersey Nets).
Most blocks, game: 15 (November 20, 1993 vs. New Jersey Nets).

Los Angeles Lakers franchise records (8):

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).

Miami Heat franchise records (1):

Most free throws attempted, quarter, playoffs: 10 (May 2, 2006 vs. Chicago Bulls; tied with Lamar Odom) [2]

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).