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Shaquille O'NealvsDwight Howard

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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Dwight Howard

2005–2022 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Shaquille O'Neal	Stat	Dwight Howard
19	Seasons	18
218.7	Career VAL	153.5
18.8 (2000)	Peak-season VAL	18.7 (2011)
Inducted 2016	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2025
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	8
6	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	22

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 Dwight Howard have
Shaquille O'Neal	Stat	Dwight Howard
Career
1,199	Games	1,240

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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	Dwight Howard
19	—	6
20	10.9	7
21	18.6	11.3
22	15.6	14.3
23	8.3	18.4
24	8.3	16
25	12.7	18.7
26	10.5	9
27	18.8	7.4
28	18.1	9.7
29	18.3	4.4
30	17	4.8
31	12.6	9.6
32	16.1	4.6
33	8.5	—
34	4.4	5.3
35	3.6	4.3
36	9	2.7
37	3.9	—
38	3.5	—