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Shaquille O'NealvsKareem Abdul-Jabbar

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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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1970–1989 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Shaquille O'Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Shaquille O'Neal	Stat	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
19	Seasons	20
218.7	Career VAL	318.6
18.8 (2000)	Peak-season VAL	24.6 (1972)
Inducted 2016	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1995
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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have
Shaquille O'Neal	Stat	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Career
1,199	Games	1,560

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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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
20	10.9	—
21	18.6	—
22	15.6	12.8
23	8.3	21.7
24	8.3	24.6
25	12.7	19.2
26	10.5	17.6
27	18.8	13.2
28	18.1	19.5
29	18.3	21.6
30	17	15
31	12.6	19.8
32	16.1	22.7
33	8.5	18.6
34	4.4	14.9
35	3.6	16.1
36	9	13.2
37	3.9	16
38	3.5	14.7
39	—	9.9
40	—	6.3
41	—	1.2