Kobe Bryant vs. Shaquille O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Kobe Bryant played 20 years in the NBA, 1 more than Shaquille O'Neal, who played 19. Kobe Bryant had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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.

Rookie Season
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1996-97	1992-93
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	71	15.5	7.6	0.7	1.2	1.9	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.6	1.4	2.5	5.9	.417	0.7	1.9	.375	1.9	2.3	.819
difference:	+10	+22.4	+15.8	+3.5	+8.4	+12.0	+0.6		+3.2	-2.2	-2.6	+6.5	+10.2	+.145	+0.7	+1.9		+3.4	+6.6	+.227
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	9	14.8	8.2	0.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	0.3	0.2	1.6	2.6	2.3	6.1	.382	0.7	2.6	.261	2.9	3.3	.867
Shaquille O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1997-98	1993-94
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Magic 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	79	26.0	15.4	1.0	2.1	3.1	2.5	0.9	0.5	2.0	2.3	4.9	11.6	.428	0.9	2.8	.341	4.6	5.8	.794
difference:	+2	+13.8	+13.9	+3.7	+6.4	+10.1	+0.1		+2.4	-0.7	-1.2	+6.9	+8.0	+.171	+0.9	+2.8		+1.2	+4.7	+.240
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	11	20.2	8.7	0.6	1.3	1.9	1.5	0.3	0.7	1.0	2.5	2.8	6.9	.408	0.3	1.3	.214	2.8	4.1	.689
difference:	+8	+21.8	+12.0	+5.1	+6.4	+11.4	+0.8	+0.4	+2.3	-2.3	-1.8	+4.9	+8.1	+.103	+0.3	+1.3		+2.5	+7.2	+.218
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
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1998-99	1994-95
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Magic Lost NBA Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	50	37.9	19.9	1.1	4.2	5.3	3.8	1.4	1.0	3.1	3.1	7.2	15.6	.465	0.5	2.0	.267	4.9	5.8	.839
difference:	+29	+0.9	+9.4	+3.1	+3.1	+6.1	+1.1	+0.5	+1.4	-0.5	-0.2	+4.6	+4.6	+.118	+0.5	+1.9	+.267	+0.9	+5.0	+.306
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	8	39.6	19.8	1.6	5.3	6.9	4.6	1.9	1.3	3.9	3.0	7.6	17.8	.430	1.0	2.9	.348	3.5	4.4	.800
difference:	+13	+1.3	+5.9	+2.9	+2.1	+5.0	+1.3	+1.0	+0.6	-0.4	-1.0	+1.7	+1.7	+.147	+1.0	+2.9		+3.6	+8.0	+.229
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

Season 4
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1999-00	1995-96
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Magic Lost East Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	66	38.2	22.5	1.6	4.7	6.3	4.9	1.6	0.9	2.8	3.3	8.4	17.9	.468	0.7	2.2	.319	5.0	6.1	.821
difference:	+12	+2.2	+4.1	+1.8	+3.0	+4.7	+2.0	+1.0	+1.2	-0.1	-0.3	+2.6	+1.2	+.105	+0.7	+2.2		+0.4	+3.4	+.334
Shaquille O'Neal	54	36.0	26.6	3.4	7.7	11.0	2.9	0.6	2.1	2.9	3.6	11.0	19.1	.573	0.0	0.0	-	4.6	9.5	.487
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	22	39.0	21.1	1.2	3.3	4.5	4.4	1.5	1.5	2.5	4.0	7.9	17.9	.442	1.0	2.9	.344	4.3	5.7	.754
difference:	+10	+0.7	+4.7	+2.9	+2.6	+5.5	+0.2	+0.7	+0.2	-1.2	-0.7	+3.0	+0.1	+.164	+1.0	+2.9		+0.3	+4.5	+.361
Shaquille O'Neal	12	38.3	25.8	4.1	5.9	10.0	4.6	0.8	1.3	3.7	3.3	10.9	18.0	.606	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	10.2	.393

Season 5
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2000-01	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	68	40.9	28.5	1.5	4.3	5.9	5.0	1.7	0.6	3.2	3.3	10.3	22.2	.464	0.9	2.9	.305	7.0	8.2	.853
difference:	+17	+2.8	+2.3	+2.3	+4.4	+6.6	+1.9	+0.8	+2.3	-0.3	-0.2	+0.5	+2.8	+.093	+0.9	+2.8	+.305	+2.5	+1.2	+.369
Shaquille O'Neal	51	38.1	26.2	3.8	8.7	12.5	3.1	0.9	2.9	2.9	3.5	10.8	19.4	.557	0.0	0.1	.000	4.5	9.4	.484
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	16	43.4	29.4	1.8	5.4	7.3	6.1	1.6	0.8	3.2	3.3	10.5	22.4	.469	0.7	2.1	.324	7.8	9.4	.821
difference:	+7	+7.2	+2.5	+2.4	+0.9	+3.3	+2.9	+1.0	+1.1	-0.8	-0.8	+0.6	+3.2	+.045	+0.7	+2.1		+0.7	+2.3	+.211
Shaquille O'Neal	9	36.2	26.9	4.2	6.3	10.6	3.2	0.6	1.9	2.4	4.1	9.9	19.2	.514	0.0	0.0	-	7.1	11.7	.610

Season 6
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2001-02	1997-98
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	80	38.3	25.2	1.4	4.1	5.5	5.5	1.5	0.4	2.8	2.9	9.4	20.0	.469	0.4	1.7	.250	6.1	7.4	.829
difference:	+20	+2.0	+3.1	+2.1	+3.8	+5.9	+3.1	+0.8	+2.0	-0.1	-0.3	+1.8	+0.9	+.115	+0.4	+1.7		+0.1	+4.0	+.302
Shaquille O'Neal	60	36.3	28.3	3.5	7.9	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	2.9	3.2	11.2	19.1	.584	0.0	0.0	-	6.0	11.4	.527
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	19	43.8	26.6	1.5	4.4	5.8	4.6	1.4	0.9	2.8	3.4	9.8	22.7	.434	1.2	3.1	.379	5.8	7.6	.759
difference:	+6	+5.3	+3.9	+2.2	+2.1	+4.4	+1.7	+0.9	+1.7	-0.5	-0.2	+2.4	+2.9	+.178	+1.2	+3.1		+0.4	+4.6	+.256
Shaquille O'Neal	13	38.5	30.5	3.7	6.5	10.2	2.9	0.5	2.6	3.3	3.2	12.2	19.8	.612	0.0	0.0	-	6.2	12.2	.503

Season 7
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2002-03	1998-99
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	82	41.5	30.0	1.3	5.6	6.9	5.9	2.2	0.8	3.5	2.7	10.6	23.5	.451	1.5	4.0	.383	7.3	8.7	.843
difference:	+33	+6.7	+3.7	+2.5	+1.3	+3.8	+3.6	+1.5	+0.9	-1.0	-0.5	+0.2	+5.4	+.125	+1.5	+4.0		+1.8	+1.5	+.303
Shaquille O'Neal	49	34.8	26.3	3.8	6.9	10.7	2.3	0.7	1.7	2.5	3.2	10.4	18.1	.576	0.0	0.0	-	5.5	10.2	.540
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	12	44.3	32.1	1.3	3.8	5.1	5.2	1.2	0.1	3.5	2.9	11.4	26.4	.432	2.1	5.2	.403	7.2	8.7	.827
difference:	+4	+4.9	+5.5	+4.2	+2.3	+6.5	+2.9	+0.3	+2.8	-1.2	-0.7	+1.5	+7.0	+.078	+2.1	+5.2		+0.3	+6.1	+.361
Shaquille O'Neal	8	39.4	26.6	5.5	6.1	11.6	2.3	0.9	2.9	2.3	3.6	9.9	19.4	.510	0.0	0.0	-	6.9	14.8	.466

Season 8
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2003-04	1999-00
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	65	37.6	24.0	1.6	3.9	5.5	5.1	1.7	0.4	2.6	2.7	7.9	18.1	.438	1.1	3.3	.327	7.0	8.2	.852
difference:	+14	+2.4	+5.7	+2.7	+5.5	+8.1	+1.3	+1.2	+2.6	-0.2	-0.5	+4.2	+3.0	+.136	+1.1	+3.3		+1.5	+2.2	+.328
Shaquille O'Neal	79	40.0	29.7	4.3	9.4	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	2.8	3.2	12.1	21.1	.574	0.0	0.0	-	5.5	10.4	.524
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	22	44.2	24.5	0.8	3.9	4.7	5.5	1.9	0.3	2.8	2.7	8.6	20.9	.413	1.1	4.4	.247	6.1	7.5	.813
difference:	+1	+0.7	+6.2	+4.4	+6.4	+10.7	+2.4	+1.3	+2.1	-0.4	-0.2	+3.8	+1.1	+.153	+1.1	+4.4		+0.2	+5.4	+.357
Shaquille O'Neal	23	43.5	30.7	5.2	10.3	15.4	3.1	0.6	2.4	2.4	2.9	12.4	22.0	.566	0.0	0.0	-	5.9	12.9	.456

Season 9
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2004-05	2000-01
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	66	40.7	27.6	1.4	4.5	5.9	6.0	1.3	0.8	4.1	2.6	8.7	20.1	.433	2.0	5.9	.339	8.2	10.1	.816
difference:	+8	+1.2	+1.1	+2.5	+4.3	+6.8	+2.3	+0.7	+2.0	-1.2	-0.9	+2.3	+0.9	+.139	+2.0	+5.9		+1.5	+3.0	+.303
Shaquille O'Neal	74	39.5	28.7	3.9	8.8	12.7	3.7	0.6	2.8	2.9	3.5	11.0	19.2	.572	0.0	0.0	-	6.7	13.1	.513
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shaquille O'Neal	16	42.3	30.4	5.7	9.8	15.4	3.2	0.4	2.4	3.6	3.4	11.9	21.5	.555	0.0	0.0	-	6.6	12.5	.525

Season 10
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2005-06	2001-02
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	80	41.0	35.4	0.9	4.4	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	3.1	2.9	12.2	27.2	.450	2.3	6.5	.347	8.7	10.2	.850
difference:	+13	+4.9	+8.2	+2.6	+2.8	+5.4	+1.5	+1.2	+1.6	-0.5	-0.1	+1.6	+8.9	+.129	+2.3	+6.5		+2.8	+0.5	+.295
Shaquille O'Neal	67	36.1	27.2	3.5	7.2	10.7	3.0	0.6	2.0	2.6	3.0	10.6	18.3	.579	0.0	0.0	-	5.9	10.7	.555
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	7	44.9	27.9	0.6	5.7	6.3	5.1	1.1	0.4	4.7	3.6	10.3	20.7	.497	2.0	5.0	.400	5.3	6.9	.771
difference:	+12	+4.1	+0.6	+2.9	+3.4	+6.3	+2.3	+0.6	+2.1	-1.4	-0.3	+0.4	+0.5	+.032	+2.0	+5.0		+1.8	+4.0	+.122
Shaquille O'Neal	19	40.8	28.5	3.5	9.1	12.6	2.8	0.5	2.5	3.3	3.3	10.7	20.2	.529	0.0	0.0	-	7.1	10.9	.649

Season 11
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2006-07	2002-03
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	77	40.8	31.6	1.0	4.7	5.7	5.4	1.4	0.5	3.3	2.7	10.6	22.8	.463	1.8	5.2	.344	8.7	10.0	.868
difference:	+10	+3.0	+4.1	+2.9	+2.5	+5.4	+2.3	+0.8	+1.9	-0.4	-0.7	+0.2	+4.7	+.111	+1.8	+5.2		+2.0	+0.8	+.246
Shaquille O'Neal	67	37.8	27.5	3.9	7.2	11.1	3.1	0.6	2.4	2.9	3.4	10.4	18.1	.574	0.0	0.0	-	6.7	10.8	.622
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	5	43.0	32.8	0.2	5.0	5.2	4.4	1.0	0.4	4.4	2.0	12.0	26.0	.462	2.0	5.6	.357	6.8	7.4	.919
difference:	+7	+2.9	+5.8	+5.1	+4.6	+9.6	+0.7	+0.4	+2.4	-1.5	-0.8	+1.9	+7.2	+.073	+2.0	+5.6			+3.6	+.298
Shaquille O'Neal	12	40.1	27.0	5.3	9.6	14.8	3.7	0.6	2.8	2.9	2.8	10.1	18.8	.535	0.0	0.0	-	6.8	11.0	.621

Season 12
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2007-08	2003-04
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	82	38.9	28.3	1.1	5.2	6.3	5.4	1.8	0.5	3.1	2.8	9.5	20.6	.459	1.8	5.1	.361	7.6	9.0	.840
difference:	+15	+2.1	+6.8	+2.6	+2.6	+5.2	+2.5	+1.3	+2.0	-0.2	-0.6	+1.2	+6.5	+.125	+1.8	+5.1		+2.7	+1.1	+.350
Shaquille O'Neal	67	36.8	21.5	3.7	7.8	11.5	2.9	0.5	2.5	2.9	3.4	8.3	14.1	.584	0.0	0.0	-	4.9	10.1	.490
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	21	41.1	30.1	0.9	4.8	5.7	5.6	1.7	0.4	3.3	2.8	10.6	22.0	.479	1.5	5.0	.302	7.5	9.2	.809
difference:	+1	+0.8	+8.6	+3.2	+4.3	+7.5	+3.1	+1.4	+2.4	-0.8	-1.3	+2.3	+8.0	+.114	+1.5	+5.0		+2.5	+2.3	+.380
Shaquille O'Neal	22	41.9	21.5	4.1	9.1	13.2	2.5	0.3	2.8	2.5	4.1	8.3	14.0	.593	0.0	0.0	-	5.0	11.5	.429

Season 13
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2008-09	2004-05
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Heat Lost East Conf Finals

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	82	36.1	26.8	1.1	4.1	5.2	4.9	1.5	0.5	2.6	2.3	9.8	20.9	.467	1.4	4.1	.351	5.9	6.9	.856
difference:	+9	+2.0	+3.9	+2.4	+2.8	+5.2	+2.2	+1.0	+1.8	-0.2	-1.3	+0.8	+5.9	+.134	+1.4	+4.1		+1.1	+3.6	+.395
Shaquille O'Neal	73	34.1	22.9	3.5	6.9	10.4	2.7	0.5	2.3	2.8	3.6	9.0	15.0	.601	0.0	0.0	-	4.8	10.5	.461
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	23	40.9	30.2	0.8	4.5	5.3	5.5	1.7	0.9	2.6	2.6	10.5	23.0	.457	1.6	4.6	.349	7.6	8.6	.883
difference:	+10	+7.9	+10.8	+0.7	+1.9	+2.5	+3.6	+1.3	+0.6	-0.6	-1.4	+2.7	+9.1	+.101	+1.6	+4.6		+3.8	+0.4	+.411
Shaquille O'Neal	13	33.0	19.4	1.5	6.4	7.8	1.9	0.4	1.5	3.2	4.0	7.8	13.9	.558	0.0	0.0	-	3.8	8.2	.472

Season 14
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2009-10	2005-06
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	73	38.8	27.0	1.1	4.3	5.4	5.0	1.5	0.3	3.2	2.6	9.8	21.5	.456	1.4	4.1	.329	6.0	7.4	.811
difference:	+14	+8.2	+7.0	+1.8	+2.0	+3.8	+3.1	+1.1	+1.5	-0.4	-1.3	+1.7	+7.9	+.144	+1.4	+4.1		+2.3	+0.6	+.342
Shaquille O'Neal	59	30.6	20.0	2.9	6.3	9.2	1.9	0.4	1.8	2.8	3.9	8.1	13.6	.600	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	8.0	.469
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	23	40.1	29.2	1.1	4.9	6.0	5.5	1.3	0.7	3.4	3.3	10.2	22.2	.458	2.1	5.7	.374	6.7	8.0	.842
difference:		+7.1	+10.8	+2.2	+1.6	+3.8	+3.8	+0.8	+0.8	-0.3	-0.4	+2.5	+9.5	+.154	+2.1	+5.7		+3.7	+0.1	+.468
Shaquille O'Neal	23	33.0	18.4	3.3	6.5	9.8	1.7	0.5	1.5	3.7	3.7	7.7	12.7	.612	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	7.9	.374

Season 15
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2010-11	2006-07
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	82	33.9	25.3	1.0	4.1	5.1	4.7	1.2	0.1	3.0	2.1	9.0	20.0	.451	1.4	4.3	.323	5.9	7.1	.828
difference:	+42	+5.5	+8.0	+1.4	+0.9	+2.3	+2.7	+1.0	+1.3	-0.6	-1.4	+1.9	+8.0	+.140	+1.4	+4.3		+2.8	+0.3	+.406
Shaquille O'Neal	40	28.4	17.3	2.4	5.0	7.4	2.0	0.2	1.4	2.4	3.5	7.1	12.0	.591	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	7.4	.422
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	10	35.4	22.8	0.8	2.6	3.4	3.3	1.6	0.3	3.1	2.3	8.3	18.6	.446	1.2	4.1	.293	5.0	6.1	.820
difference:	+6	+5.1	+4.0	+3.2	+1.9	+5.1	+2.0	+1.3	+1.2	-0.4	-1.5		+3.8	+.113	+1.2	+4.1		+2.7	+0.7	+.487
Shaquille O'Neal	4	30.3	18.8	4.0	4.5	8.5	1.3	0.3	1.5	3.5	3.8	8.3	14.8	.559	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	6.8	.333

Season 16
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2011-12	2007-08
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	58	38.5	27.9	1.1	4.3	5.4	4.6	1.2	0.3	3.5	1.8	9.9	23.0	.430	1.5	4.9	.303	6.6	7.8	.845
difference:	+3	+9.8	+14.3	+1.6	+2.1	+3.7	+3.1	+0.7	+1.1	-0.5	-1.9	+4.5	+13.9	+.163	+1.5	+4.9		+3.8	+2.3	+.342
Shaquille O'Neal	61	28.7	13.6	2.7	6.4	9.1	1.5	0.5	1.4	3.0	3.7	5.4	9.1	.593	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	5.5	.503
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	12	39.7	30.0	1.3	3.5	4.8	4.3	1.3	0.2	2.8	2.8	11.0	25.1	.439	1.4	5.0	.283	6.6	7.9	.832
difference:	+7	+9.7	+14.8	+1.3	+3.1	+4.4	+3.3	+0.3	+2.4	-1.0	-1.4	+6.6	+15.1	+.001	+1.4	+5.0		+0.2	+4.9	+.332
Shaquille O'Neal	5	30.0	15.2	2.6	6.6	9.2	1.0	1.0	2.6	1.8	4.2	4.4	10.0	.440	0.0	0.0	-	6.4	12.8	.500

Season 17
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2012-13	2008-09
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	78	38.6	27.3	0.8	4.7	5.6	6.0	1.4	0.3	3.7	2.2	9.5	20.4	.463	1.7	5.2	.324	6.7	8.0	.839
difference:	+3	+8.6	+9.5	+1.7	+1.2	+2.8	+4.3	+0.7	+1.1	-1.5	-1.2	+2.7	+9.2	+.146	+1.7	+5.2		+2.6	+1.1	+.244
Shaquille O'Neal	75	30.0	17.8	2.5	5.9	8.4	1.7	0.7	1.4	2.2	3.4	6.8	11.2	.609	0.0	0.0	-	4.1	6.9	.595
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kobe Bryant nor Shaquille O'Neal played in the postseason in their season 17

Season 18
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2013-14	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis

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18th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	6	29.5	13.8	0.3	4.0	4.3	6.3	1.2	0.2	5.7	1.5	5.2	12.2	.425	0.5	2.7	.188	3.0	3.5	.857
difference:	+47	+6.1	+1.8	+1.5	+0.9	+2.4	+4.8	+0.9	+1.0	-3.7	-1.7	+0.3	+3.5	+.141	+0.5	+2.7		+0.9	+0.8	+.361
Shaquille O'Neal	53	23.4	12.0	1.8	4.9	6.7	1.5	0.3	1.2	2.0	3.2	4.9	8.7	.566	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	4.3	.496
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shaquille O'Neal	11	22.1	11.5	1.9	3.6	5.5	1.4	0.2	1.2	2.2	3.7	4.4	8.5	.516	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	4.3	.660

Season 19
	Kobe Bryant	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2014-15	2010-11
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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19th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	35	34.5	22.3	0.7	4.9	5.7	5.6	1.3	0.2	3.7	1.9	7.6	20.4	.373	1.5	5.3	.293	5.6	6.9	.813
difference:	+2	+14.2	+13.1	+0.6	+1.4	+0.9	+4.9	+0.9	+0.9	-2.2	-1.3	+4.0	+15.0	+.294	+1.5	+5.3		+3.6	+3.4	+.256
Shaquille O'Neal	37	20.3	9.2	1.3	3.5	4.8	0.7	0.4	1.1	1.5	3.2	3.6	5.4	.667	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.5	.557
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kobe Bryant	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shaquille O'Neal	2	6.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	1.0	.000

Additional Years
* Kobe Bryant played 1 season more than Shaquille O'Neal in the NBA. In that period—his season 20 in 2016—Kobe Bryant didn't play in the postseason. In that extra year over Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game