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Shaquille O'NealvsArtis Gilmore

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

Shaquille O'Neal

1993–2011 · 19 seasons

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Artis Gilmore

1972–1988 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

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

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 Shaquille O'Neal and Artis Gilmore have
Shaquille O'Neal	Stat	Artis Gilmore
Career
1,199	Games	1,329

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