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Artis GilmorevsShaquille O'Neal

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

Artis Gilmore

1972–1988 · 17 seasons

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Shaquille O'Neal

1993–2011 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Artis Gilmore and Shaquille O'Neal: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Artis Gilmore	Stat	Shaquille O'Neal
17	Seasons	19
211.9	Career VAL	218.7
18.5 (1981)	Peak-season VAL	18.8 (2000)
Inducted 2011	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2016
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Artis Gilmore and Shaquille O'Neal have
Artis Gilmore	Stat	Shaquille O'Neal
Career
1,329	Games	1,199

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, Points / game, Rebounds / game, Assists / game, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Shaquille O'Neal's career line covers 2002–2011 only (the table behind it does not cover 9 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Artis Gilmore	Shaquille O'Neal
20	—	10.9
21	—	18.6
22	18.4	15.6
23	14	8.3
24	8.5	8.3
25	17.6	12.7
26	14.8	10.5
27	8.3	18.8
28	13.6	18.1
29	15.3	18.3
30	7.1	17
31	18.5	12.6
32	18.4	16.1
33	15.4	8.5
34	9.5	4.4
35	14.6	3.6
36	10.2	9
37	7.7	3.9
38	0	3.5