Andrew Nembhard vs. Shaquille O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shaquille O'Neal and Andrew Nembhard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andrew Nembhard played 3 years in the NBA, 16 less than Shaquille O'Neal, who played 19. Andrew Nembhard had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Shaquille O'Neal had his rookie season in 1992-93. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Andrew Nembhard 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25
Shaquille O'Neal 19 17 1992-93 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Andrew Nembhard Shaquille O'Neal
Season 2022-231992-93
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 75 27.7 9.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.7 2.4 3.8 8.6 .441 1.2 3.5 .350 0.7 0.8 .790
difference:+6+10.2+13.9+3.7+7.4+11.2+2.6+0.2+3.3-2.1-1.6+5.2+7.5+.121+1.2+3.5+4.6+8.1+.198
Shaquille O'Neal 81 37.9 23.4 4.2 9.6 13.9 1.9 0.7 3.5 3.8 4.0 9.0 16.1 .562 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 8.9 .592
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andrew Nembhard nor Shaquille O'Neal played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Andrew Nembhard Shaquille O'Neal
Season 2023-241993-94
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 68 25.0 9.2 0.5 1.5 2.1 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.1 3.8 7.7 .498 0.9 2.5 .357 0.7 0.8 .804
difference:+13+14.8+20.1+4.2+7.0+11.1+1.7+2.8-1.2-1.4+8.0+11.9+.101+0.9+2.5+5.1+9.7+.250
Shaquille O'Neal 81 39.8 29.3 4.7 8.5 13.2 2.4 0.9 2.9 2.7 3.5 11.8 19.6 .599 0.0 0.0 - 5.8 10.5 .554
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 17 32.6 14.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.5 0.4 0.2 1.4 3.3 6.0 10.7 .560 1.7 3.5 .483 1.2 1.5 .769
difference:+14+9.4+5.8+4.9+5.2+10.0+3.2+0.3+2.8-1.9-1.0+1.7+4.3+.049+1.7+3.5+4.1+9.8+.298
Shaquille O'Neal 3 42.0 20.7 5.7 7.7 13.3 2.3 0.7 3.0 3.3 4.3 7.7 15.0 .511 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 11.3 .471

Season 3
Andrew Nembhard Shaquille O'Neal
Season 2024-251994-95
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsMagic Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 65 28.9 10.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.3 3.8 8.3 .458 0.8 2.7 .291 1.7 2.1 .794
difference:+14+8.1+19.3+3.7+4.5+8.1+2.3+0.3+2.2-0.9-1.0+8.0+11.9+.125+0.8+2.6+.291+4.1+8.7+.261
Shaquille O'Neal 79 37.0 29.3 4.2 7.3 11.4 2.7 0.9 2.4 2.6 3.3 11.8 20.2 .583 0.0 0.1 .000 5.8 10.8 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 23 33.4 12.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 4.7 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.7 4.6 9.7 .471 1.7 3.7 .465 1.6 2.0 .804
difference:+2+4.9+13.2+3.9+4.8+8.7+1.4+0.6+1.7-1.7-1.3+4.7+6.4+.106+1.7+3.7+5.5+10.4+.233
Shaquille O'Neal 21 38.3 25.7 4.5 7.4 11.9 3.3 0.9 1.9 3.5 4.0 9.3 16.1 .577 0.0 0.0 - 7.1 12.4 .571

Additional Years

* Shaquille O'Neal played 16 seasons more than Andrew Nembhard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 19, from 1996 to 2011—Shaquille O'Neal played in 15 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships.

In those 16 extra years over Andrew Nembhard, Shaquille O'Neal got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 8 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 12 All-Star Game
Achievement 3 All-Star Game MVP
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