Shaquille O'Neal

LAL · Big · 1999-00 · Louisiana State · Year 8 · age 27 · born Mar 6, 1972

29.7 PPG13.6 RPG3.8 APG2.8 TPG40.1 MPG

MVPFinals MVPChampionAll-NBA 1stAll-Def 2ndAll-StarASG MVP

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Height: 7'1"
Weight: 315

Shaquille O'Neal, 1999-00 with LAL: 29.7 points, 13.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 40.1 minutes a game. Against the 275 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 2-point % (99th percentile), FT attempts / g (99th) and Points / 75 (99th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (1st percentile) and Free throw % (3rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 19 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 275 qualified players in 1999-00; the second number is his rank among the 73 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Minutes / game	99	99	40.1
Minutes share	98	99	79.9%
Availability	61	56	96.3%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	92	90	.578
Effective FG%	98	97	.574
Points per shot	94	89	1.41
3-point %	7	22	0.0%
3-point attempts / g	11	30	0.0
3PA rate (of FGA)	9	29	0.1%
2-point %	99	97	57.5%
Free throw %	3	8	52.4%
FT attempts / g	99	99	10.4
FT rate (of FGA)	91	84	49.5%
% points from 3	11	29	0.0%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	99	99	28.3
Assist %	72	98	18.4%
Assists / 75	65	97	3.6
Assist / turnover	50	91	1.34
Usage %	99	99	31.1%
Turnover %	90	95	9.9%
Turnovers / 75	27	25	2.7
Offensive rebound %	93	80	10.5%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	98	93	13.0
Def. rebound %	95	88	21.9%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	1	3	0.4
Blocks / 75	97	87	2.9
Stocks / 75	93	77	3.3
Steal %	1	5	0.6%
Block %	97	88	5.3%
Physical ingredients
Height	97	88	7'1"
Strength (weight)	99	99	315

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Overall value
PER	99	99	30.6
Win Shares / 48	99	99	.283
Box Plus/Minus	99	99	+9.3
Offensive BPM	99	99	+7.3
Defensive BPM	94	88	+2.0
VORP	99	99	9.0
Game Score / g	99	99	24.7

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
1992-93	ORL	20	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	.584	+3.5	93	ROY · All-Star · All-Rookie 1st
1993-94	ORL	21	81	39.8	29.3	13.2	2.4	.605	+6.8	98	All-NBA 3rd · All-Star
1994-95	ORL	22	79	37.0	29.3	11.4	2.7	.588	+5.8	98	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
1995-96	ORL	23	54	36.0	26.6	11.0	2.9	.570	+3.7	92	All-NBA 3rd · All-Star
1996-97	LAL	24	51	38.1	26.2	12.5	3.1	.556	+6.5	98	All-NBA 3rd · All-Star
1997-98	LAL	25	60	36.2	28.3	11.3	2.4	.587	+5.8	99	All-NBA 1st · All-Star
1998-99	LAL	26	49	34.8	26.3	10.7	2.3	.584	+7.1	99	All-NBA 2nd
1999-00★	LAL	27	79	40.1	29.7	13.6	3.8	.578	+9.3	99	MVP · Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 2nd · All-Star · ASG MVP
2000-01	LAL	28	74	39.5	28.7	12.7	3.7	.574	+7.7	99	Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2001-02	LAL	29	67	36.1	27.2	10.7	3.0	.590	+8.0	99	Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2002-03	LAL	30	67	37.8	27.5	11.1	3.1	.602	+6.5	98	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2003-04	LAL	31	67	36.8	21.5	11.5	2.9	.578	+4.8	98	All-NBA 1st · All-Star · ASG MVP
2004-05	MIA	32	73	34.2	22.9	10.4	2.7	.583	+5.3	97	All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2005-06	MIA	33	59	30.6	20.0	9.2	1.9	.586	+2.7	86	Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2006-07	MIA	34	40	28.4	17.2	7.4	2.0	.567	+1.7	80	All-Star
2007-08	PHX	35	61	28.7	13.6	9.1	1.5	.589	−1.1	35
2008-09	PHX	36	75	30.0	17.8	8.4	1.7	.623	+1.7	79	All-NBA 3rd · All-Star · ASG MVP
2009-10	CLE	37	53	23.4	12.0	6.7	1.5	.565	−0.2	54
2010-11	BOS	38	37	20.3	9.2	4.8	0.7	.659	+0.3	61

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.