Sam Cassell vs. Shaquille O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shaquille O'Neal and Sam Cassell, 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.

Sam Cassell played 15 years in the NBA, 4 less than Shaquille O'Neal, who played 19. Sam Cassell had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1993-94	1992-93
Team	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Sam Cassell	66	17.0	6.7	0.4	1.7	2.0	2.9	0.9	0.1	1.4	2.1	2.5	5.9	.418	0.4	1.3	.295	1.4	1.6	.841
difference:	+15	+20.9	+16.7	+3.8	+7.9	+11.9	+1.0	+0.2	+3.4	-2.4	-1.9	+6.5	+10.2	+.144	+0.4	+1.3		+3.9	+7.3	+.249
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		%
Sam Cassell	22	21.7	9.4	0.9	1.8	2.7	4.2	1.0	0.2	2.1	2.8	2.9	7.3	.394	0.8	2.0	.378	2.9	3.4	.865
Shaquille O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1994-95	1993-94
Team	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Sam Cassell	82	23.0	9.5	0.5	2.1	2.6	4.9	1.1	0.2	2.0	2.5	3.1	7.2	.427	0.8	2.3	.330	2.6	3.1	.843
difference:	+1	+16.8	+19.8	+4.2	+6.4	+10.6	+2.5	+0.2	+2.7	-0.7	-1.0	+8.7	+12.4	+.172	+0.8	+2.3		+3.2	+7.4	+.289
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		%
Sam Cassell	22	22.0	11.0	0.4	1.5	1.9	4.0	1.0	0.1	1.5	3.0	3.4	7.7	.438	1.1	2.7	.400	3.2	3.9	.835
difference:	+19	+20.0	+9.7	+5.3	+6.2	+11.4	+1.7	+0.3	+2.9	-1.8	-1.3	+4.3	+7.3	+.073	+1.1	+2.7		+2.1	+7.4	+.364
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1995-96	1994-95
Team	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Sam Cassell	61	27.6	14.5	0.8	2.2	3.1	4.6	0.9	0.1	2.6	2.7	4.7	10.8	.439	1.2	3.4	.348	3.9	4.7	.825
difference:	+18	+9.4	+14.8	+3.4	+5.1	+8.3	+1.9		+2.3		-0.6	+7.1	+9.4	+.144	+1.2	+3.3	+.348	+1.9	+6.1	+.292
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		%
Sam Cassell	8	25.8	10.4	0.1	2.0	2.1	4.3	0.8	0.1	2.3	2.5	3.3	10.1	.321	1.0	3.6	.276	2.9	3.6	.793
difference:	+13	+12.5	+15.3	+4.4	+5.4	+9.8	+1.0	+0.1	+1.8	-1.2	-1.5	+6.0	+6.0	+.256	+1.0	+3.6		+4.2	+8.8	+.222
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1996-97	1995-96
Team	Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Sam Cassell	61	28.1	15.9	0.8	2.2	3.0	5.0	1.3	0.3	2.8	3.3	5.5	12.8	.430	1.3	3.8	.351	3.5	4.1	.845
difference:	+7	+7.9	+10.7	+2.6	+5.5	+8.0	+2.1	+0.7	+1.8	-0.1	-0.3	+5.5	+6.3	+.143	+1.3	+3.8		+1.1	+5.4	+.358
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		%
Sam Cassell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1997-98	1996-97
Team	New Jersey Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sam Cassell	75	34.7	19.6	1.0	2.1	3.0	8.0	1.6	0.3	3.6	3.5	6.8	15.4	.441	0.2	1.1	.188	5.8	6.8	.860
difference:	+24	+3.4	+6.6	+2.8	+6.6	+9.5	+4.9	+0.7	+2.6	-0.7		+4.0	+4.0	+.116	+0.2	+1.0	+.188	+1.3	+2.6	+.376
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		%
Sam Cassell	3	9.0	2.0	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.7	0.0	0.3	0.7	2.3	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+6	+27.2	+24.9	+3.9	+5.6	+9.6	+1.5	+0.6	+1.6	-1.7	-1.8	+8.9	+16.2	+.181				+7.1	+11.7
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1998-99	1997-98
Team	New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sam Cassell	8	24.9	15.9	0.6	1.3	1.9	4.5	1.1	0.0	2.5	2.8	4.9	11.6	.419	0.3	1.3	.200	5.9	6.3	.940
difference:	+52	+11.4	+12.4	+2.9	+6.6	+9.5	+2.1	+0.4	+2.4	-0.4	-0.4	+6.3	+7.5	+.165	+0.3	+1.3		+0.1	+5.1	+.413
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		%
Sam Cassell	3	34.3	15.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	8.7	1.0	0.0	2.3	4.7	5.3	10.7	.500	0.0	0.3	.000	4.7	5.3	.875
difference:	+10	+4.2	+15.2	+3.7	+4.5	+8.2	+5.8	+0.5	+2.6	-1.0	-1.5	+6.9	+9.1	+.112		+0.3		+1.5	+6.9	+.372
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	1999-00	1998-99
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sam Cassell	81	35.8	18.6	0.9	2.9	3.7	9.0	1.3	0.1	3.3	3.1	6.7	14.4	.466	0.3	1.1	.289	4.8	5.5	.876
difference:	+32	+1.0	+7.7	+2.9	+4.0	+7.0	+6.7	+0.6	+1.6	-0.8	-0.1	+3.7	+3.7	+.110	+0.3	+1.1		+0.7	+4.7	+.336
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		%
Sam Cassell	5	35.6	15.8	0.0	3.4	3.4	9.0	0.8	0.0	1.8	3.8	6.0	14.4	.417	0.2	1.0	.200	3.6	4.2	.857
difference:	+3	+3.8	+10.8	+5.5	+2.7	+8.2	+6.7	+0.1	+2.9	-0.5	-0.2	+3.9	+5.0	+.093	+0.2	+1.0		+3.3	+10.6	+.391
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2000-01	1999-00
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 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		%
Sam Cassell	76	35.6	18.2	0.6	3.2	3.8	7.6	1.2	0.1	2.9	2.8	7.1	14.9	.474	0.4	1.3	.306	3.6	4.3	.858
difference:	+3	+4.4	+11.5	+3.7	+6.2	+9.8	+3.8	+0.7	+2.9	-0.1	-0.4	+5.0	+6.2	+.100	+0.4	+1.3		+1.9	+6.1	+.334
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		%
Sam Cassell	18	37.9	17.4	0.7	3.9	4.6	6.7	1.1	0.2	2.9	4.2	6.1	15.4	.396	0.6	1.7	.333	4.7	5.4	.866
difference:	+5	+5.6	+13.3	+4.5	+6.4	+10.8	+3.6	+0.5	+2.2	-0.5	-1.3	+6.3	+6.6	+.170	+0.6	+1.7		+1.2	+7.5	+.410
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2001-02	2000-01
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	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		%
Sam Cassell	74	35.2	19.7	0.7	3.5	4.2	6.7	1.2	0.2	2.4	2.8	7.5	16.2	.463	1.0	2.8	.348	3.8	4.4	.860
difference:		+4.3	+9.0	+3.2	+5.3	+8.5	+3.0	+0.6	+2.6	-0.5	-0.7	+3.5	+3.0	+.109	+1.0	+2.8		+2.9	+8.7	+.347
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		%
Sam Cassell	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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2002-03	2001-02
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East 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		%
Sam Cassell	78	34.6	19.7	0.7	3.7	4.4	5.8	1.1	0.2	2.3	2.8	7.0	14.9	.470	0.8	2.1	.362	4.9	5.7	.861
difference:	+11	+1.5	+7.5	+2.8	+3.5	+6.3	+2.8	+0.5	+1.8	-0.3	-0.2	+3.6	+3.4	+.109	+0.8	+2.1		+1.0	+5.0	+.306
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		%
Sam Cassell	6	36.2	17.2	0.5	2.7	3.2	2.7	0.5	0.2	2.8	3.3	6.5	13.8	.470	1.8	3.5	.524	2.3	2.5	.933
difference:	+13	+4.6	+11.3	+3.0	+6.4	+9.4	+0.1		+2.3	-0.5		+4.2	+6.4	+.059	+1.8	+3.5		+4.8	+8.4	+.284
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2003-04	2002-03
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Sam Cassell	81	35.0	19.8	0.5	2.8	3.3	7.3	1.3	0.2	2.7	3.0	7.7	15.7	.488	0.9	2.3	.398	3.6	4.1	.873
difference:	+14	+2.8	+7.7	+3.4	+4.4	+7.8	+4.2	+0.7	+2.2	-0.2	-0.4	+2.7	+2.4	+.086	+0.9	+2.3		+3.1	+6.7	+.251
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		%
Sam Cassell	16	31.1	16.6	0.2	2.3	2.5	4.4	0.8	0.2	2.7	3.3	5.9	12.6	.465	1.6	3.8	.417	3.3	3.8	.852
difference:	+4	+9.0	+10.4	+5.1	+7.3	+12.3	+0.7	+0.2	+2.6	-0.2	-0.5	+4.2	+6.2	+.070	+1.6	+3.8		+3.5	+7.2	+.231
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2004-05	2003-04
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Sam Cassell	59	25.8	13.5	0.4	2.2	2.7	5.1	0.6	0.2	1.8	2.7	5.4	11.6	.464	0.5	1.7	.262	2.3	2.6	.865
difference:	+8	+11.0	+8.0	+3.3	+5.6	+8.8	+2.2	+0.1	+2.3	-1.1	-0.7	+2.9	+2.5	+.120	+0.5	+1.7		+2.6	+7.5	+.375
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		%
Sam Cassell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2005-06	2004-05
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Sam Cassell	78	34.0	17.2	0.5	3.2	3.7	6.3	0.9	0.1	2.2	2.9	6.3	14.3	.443	0.9	2.4	.368	3.7	4.3	.863
difference:	+5	+0.1	+5.7	+3.0	+3.7	+6.7	+3.6	+0.4	+2.2	-0.6	-0.7	+2.7	+0.7	+.158	+0.9	+2.4		+1.1	+6.2	+.402
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		%
Sam Cassell	12	33.7	18.0	0.8	3.3	4.0	5.8	0.7	0.2	2.3	2.9	6.1	13.9	.437	1.3	3.6	.349	4.6	5.7	.809
difference:	+1	+0.7	+1.4	+0.7	+3.1	+3.8	+3.9	+0.3	+1.3	-0.9	-1.1	+1.7		+.121	+1.3	+3.6		+0.8	+2.5	+.337
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2006-07	2005-06
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Sam Cassell	58	24.3	12.3	0.5	2.4	2.9	4.7	0.5	0.1	1.7	2.2	4.5	10.8	.418	0.6	1.9	.294	2.8	3.1	.879
difference:	+1	+6.3	+7.7	+2.4	+3.9	+6.3	+2.8	+0.1	+1.7	-1.1	-1.7	+3.6	+2.8	+.182	+0.6	+1.9		+0.9	+4.9	+.410
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		%
Sam Cassell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Sam Cassell	Shaquille O'Neal
Season	2007-08	2006-07
Team	Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Sam Cassell	55	23.2	11.2	0.3	2.2	2.5	3.9	0.7	0.1	1.8	1.8	4.2	9.7	.438	0.4	1.4	.303	2.3	2.6	.882
difference:	+15	+5.2	+6.1	+2.1	+2.8	+4.9	+1.9	+0.5	+1.3	-0.6	-1.7	+2.9	+2.3	+.153	+0.4	+1.4		+0.8	+4.8	+.460
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		%
Sam Cassell	21	12.6	4.5	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.4	0.0	0.6	1.4	1.8	5.3	.333	0.3	1.3	.214	0.7	0.8	.824
difference:	+17	+17.7	+14.3	+3.9	+3.9	+7.8	+0.1	+0.1	+1.5	-2.9	-2.4	+6.5	+9.5	+.226	+0.3	+1.3		+1.6	+6.0	+.491
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

Additional Years
* Shaquille O'Neal played 4 seasons more than Sam Cassell in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 16 to 19, from 2008 to 2011—Shaquille O'Neal played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Sam Cassell, Shaquille O'Neal got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP