NBN Analytics

Shaquille O'Neal

C Denver Nuggets
🛡 Two-Way 🎖 Retired
Career Averages · 1247G · 17 Seasons
17.2PPG
13.7RPG
2.5APG
0.9SPG
2.9BPG
.400FG%
.0003P%
.600FT%
35.1MPG
Hall of Fame
🗳 Hall of Fame candidate
Meets the NBN Analytics criteria — awaiting a league vote
Hall of Fame cardHOF score 5
Hall of Fame Case · careers of 400+ games: 560 all-time, 143 at C
Career totals
TotalAll-time By position
Points21,442#50C #7
Assists3,059#122C #14
Rebounds17,040#5C #5
Fantasy52,022#20C #8
Career averages
AvgPctl Rank
PPG17.2███████████████░93thC #11 of 143
APG2.5██████████████░░87thC #20 of 143
RPG13.7████████████████98thC #4 of 143
FP/g41.7███████████████░95thC #8 of 143
Career by club
TeamSeasonsGames% of career fantasyYears
San Antonio Spurs538032.6%2038–2042
Denver Nuggets533228.1%2034–2046
Orlando Magic324218.0%2031–2033
Houston Rockets215511.6%2044–2045
Toronto Raptors1785.8%2043–2043
Portland Trailblazers1603.9%2030–2030
Peak season: 57.2 FP/g in 2036 (Denver Nuggets), 19.9 ppg
The case for
  • Career volume among the very best ever — #5 all-time in rebounds.
  • Rate stats hold up too: RPG in the 98th percentile at C, FP/g in the 95th percentile at C — this isn't only accumulation.
  • 17 seasons at this level is its own argument for durability.
The case against
  • Never an MVP. Every case here rests on accumulation and team honours rather than being the best player in the league.
  • No championship. If titles matter to you, he has none to point at.
  • Rarely the consensus best at his position — 0x All-NBN 1st Team.
Both cases are generated from the career record, not an opinion — they're there to argue with.
Career Profile
Career percentile vs all-time centers
Season History
🎮 192 Players of the Game📅 1 Player of the Week💪 875 Double-Doubles🔥 2 Triple-Doubles
2031All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2034All-Star Game Participant
2039All-Star Game Participant
2040All-Star Game Participant
YearTeamGMPG PPGRPGAPGSPGBPG FG%FT%3P%
2030Portland Trailblazers6032.7 12.610.52.4 0.81.1 .469.599.000
2031Orlando Magic7833.3 13.411.02.2 0.92.0 .431.537.000
2032Orlando Magic8234.1 14.712.62.4 1.02.4 .429.544.000
2033Orlando Magic8236.9 18.114.82.6 0.93.1 .450.580.000
2034Denver Nuggets8136.1 18.414.62.6 0.83.4 .455.569.000
2035Denver Nuggets7737.1 22.014.82.6 0.93.0 .480.565.000
2036Denver Nuggets6136.4 19.915.03.2 1.13.5 .465.551.000
2037Denver Nuggets7432.6 14.413.62.9 0.93.0 .429.601.000
2038San Antonio Spurs7134.7 19.514.42.6 0.93.2 .431.544.000
2039San Antonio Spurs7636.1 19.714.92.9 1.13.1 .413.553.000
2040San Antonio Spurs8236.0 24.614.12.9 0.82.5 .450.574.000
2041San Antonio Spurs7335.4 22.514.41.9 0.92.8 .436.641.000
2042San Antonio Spurs7836.3 20.513.21.7 0.82.9 .417.586.000
2043Toronto Raptors7836.0 12.614.42.3 0.83.5 .401.559.000
2044Houston Rockets7636.5 12.714.62.3 0.83.2 .443.572.000
2045Houston Rockets7937.8 14.313.92.3 0.73.2 .409.550.000
2046Denver Nuggets3921.2 6.98.71.6 0.42.0 .416.573.000
Career (17 seasons) 124735.1 17.213.72.5 0.92.9 .400.600.000