Shaquille O'Neal vs. Latrell Sprewell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Latrell Sprewell and Shaquille O'Neal, 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.

Shaquille O'Neal played 19 years in the NBA, 6 more than Latrell Sprewell, who played 13. Shaquille O'Neal had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while Latrell Sprewell 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
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	1992-93	1992-93
Team	Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did not play	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		%
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
difference:	+4	+2.3	+8.0	+3.2	+7.1	+10.4	+1.9	+0.9	+2.8	-1.2	-1.8	+3.2	+3.5	+.098	+0.9	+2.6		+2.6	+5.2	+.154
Latrell Sprewell	77	35.6	15.4	1.0	2.5	3.5	3.8	1.6	0.7	2.6	2.2	5.8	12.6	.464	0.9	2.6	.369	2.7	3.7	.746
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shaquille O'Neal nor Latrell Sprewell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	1993-94	1993-94
Team	Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West 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		%
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
difference:	+1	+3.3	+8.3	+3.7	+4.6	+8.3	+2.3	+1.3	+2.0	-0.1	-1.6	+4.3	+2.3	+.166	+1.7	+4.8		+1.5	+4.9	+.220
Latrell Sprewell	82	43.1	21.0	1.0	3.9	4.9	4.7	2.2	0.9	2.8	1.9	7.5	17.3	.433	1.7	4.8	.361	4.3	5.6	.774
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+1.3	+2.0	+5.4	+5.0	+10.3	+4.7		+2.0	-0.3	-0.7	+1.0	+5.0	+.078	+2.7	+7.7		+2.6	+7.3	+.196
Latrell Sprewell	3	40.7	22.7	0.3	2.7	3.0	7.0	0.7	1.0	3.0	5.0	8.7	20.0	.433	2.7	7.7	.348	2.7	4.0	.667

Season 3
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	1994-95	1994-95
Team	Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost NBA Finals	Did not play

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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		%
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
difference:	+10	+3.2	+8.7	+3.4	+4.4	+7.7	+1.3	+0.7	+1.7	-0.7	-1.7	+4.7	+3.2	+.165	+1.3	+4.6	+.276	+0.7	+4.3	+.248
Latrell Sprewell	69	40.2	20.6	0.8	2.9	3.7	4.0	1.6	0.7	3.3	1.6	7.1	17.0	.418	1.3	4.7	.276	5.1	6.5	.781
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Latrell Sprewell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	1995-96	1995-96
Team	Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Finals	Did not play

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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		%
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
difference:	+24	+3.3	+7.7	+1.8	+4.4	+6.1	+1.3	+1.0	+1.5	-0.1	-1.7	+4.4	+3.7	+.145	+1.2	+3.6		+0.1	+3.8	+.302
Latrell Sprewell	78	39.3	18.9	1.6	3.3	4.9	4.2	1.6	0.6	2.8	1.9	6.6	15.4	.428	1.2	3.6	.323	4.5	5.7	.789
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Latrell Sprewell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	1996-97	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Did not play

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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		%
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
difference:	+29	+3.8	+2.0	+3.1	+4.8	+7.9	+3.2	+0.8	+2.3	-1.1	-1.6	+2.7	+1.3	+.108	+1.8	+5.1	+.354	+1.7	+2.1	+.359
Latrell Sprewell	80	41.9	24.2	0.7	3.9	4.6	6.3	1.7	0.6	4.0	1.9	8.1	18.1	.449	1.8	5.2	.354	6.2	7.3	.843
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Latrell Sprewell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	1997-98	1997-98
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Did not play

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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		%
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
difference:	+46	+2.8	+6.9	+3.0	+4.8	+7.8	+2.5	+0.7	+2.0	-0.2	-1.3	+3.3	+0.7	+.187	+0.6	+3.4		+1.0	+4.7	+.218
Latrell Sprewell	14	39.1	21.4	0.5	3.1	3.6	4.9	1.4	0.4	3.1	1.9	7.9	19.8	.397	0.6	3.4	.188	5.0	6.7	.745
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Latrell Sprewell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	1998-99	1998-99
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+12	+1.5	+9.9	+2.7	+3.8	+6.5	+0.2	+0.5	+1.6	-0.4	-1.4	+4.6	+4.1	+.161	+0.6	+2.1		+1.3	+5.0	+.272
Latrell Sprewell	37	33.3	16.4	1.1	3.1	4.2	2.5	1.2	0.1	2.1	1.8	5.8	14.0	.415	0.6	2.1	.273	4.2	5.2	.812
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+12	+2.3	+6.2	+4.3	+2.5	+6.8	+0.1	+0.1	+2.6	-0.6	-1.6	+2.6	+2.1	+.091	+0.2	+1.3		+1.2	+8.1	+.384
Latrell Sprewell	20	37.1	20.4	1.2	3.6	4.8	2.2	1.0	0.3	2.9	2.0	7.3	17.3	.419	0.2	1.3	.160	5.7	6.7	.850

Season 8
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	1999-00	1999-00
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+3		+11.1	+3.7	+5.7	+9.3	+0.2	+0.8	+2.7		-1.0	+5.2	+5.2	+.139	+0.5	+1.5		+1.3	+5.6	+.342
Latrell Sprewell	82	40.0	18.6	0.6	3.7	4.3	4.0	1.3	0.3	2.8	2.2	6.9	15.9	.435	0.5	1.5	.346	4.2	4.8	.866
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+7	+0.3	+12.0	+4.4	+6.7	+11.0	+0.5	+0.5	+2.1	-0.1	-1.1	+5.5	+5.4	+.152	+0.6	+1.9		+1.6	+7.4	+.328
Latrell Sprewell	16	43.8	18.7	0.8	3.6	4.4	3.6	1.1	0.3	2.3	1.8	6.9	16.6	.414	0.6	1.9	.333	4.3	5.5	.784

Season 9
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	2000-01	2000-01
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+3	+0.3	+11.0	+3.3	+4.9	+8.2	+0.2	+0.8	+2.4	-0.1	-1.4	+4.2	+3.4	+.142	+0.5	+1.8		+3.1	+8.5	+.270
Latrell Sprewell	77	39.2	17.7	0.6	3.9	4.5	3.5	1.4	0.4	2.8	2.1	6.8	15.8	.430	0.5	1.8	.304	3.6	4.6	.783
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+0.1	+12.0	+5.1	+7.4	+12.4	+0.2	+0.6	+2.2	-0.4		+4.9	+4.3	+.148	+0.6	+2.8		+2.8	+7.5	+.235
Latrell Sprewell	5	42.4	18.4	0.6	2.4	3.0	3.4	1.0	0.2	4.0	3.4	7.0	17.2	.407	0.6	2.8	.214	3.8	5.0	.760

Season 10
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	2001-02	2001-02
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did not play

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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		%
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
difference:	+14	+5.0	+7.8	+2.8	+4.2	+7.0	+0.9	+0.6	+1.8	-0.2	-1.0	+3.5	+0.8	+.175	+1.8	+5.0		+2.4	+6.4	+.266
Latrell Sprewell	81	41.1	19.4	0.7	3.0	3.7	3.9	1.2	0.2	2.8	2.0	7.1	17.5	.404	1.8	5.0	.360	3.5	4.3	.821
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Latrell Sprewell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	2002-03	2002-03
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Did not play

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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		%
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
difference:	+7	+0.8	+11.1	+3.3	+4.0	+7.2	+1.4	+0.8	+2.1	-0.6	-1.6	+4.3	+2.9	+.171	+1.8	+4.9		+4.4	+7.9	+.172
Latrell Sprewell	74	38.6	16.4	0.6	3.2	3.9	4.5	1.4	0.3	2.3	1.8	6.1	15.2	.403	1.8	4.9	.372	2.3	2.9	.794
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Latrell Sprewell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 12
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	2003-04	2003-04
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 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		%
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
difference:	+15	+1.0	+4.7	+3.0	+4.7	+7.7	+0.6	+0.6	+2.2	-1.0	-2.2	+2.0	+1.3	+.175	+1.2	+3.6		+2.0	+6.5	+.324
Latrell Sprewell	82	37.8	16.8	0.7	3.1	3.8	3.5	1.1	0.3	1.9	1.2	6.3	15.4	.409	1.2	3.6	.331	2.9	3.6	.814
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+4	+0.9	+1.7	+3.5	+5.3	+8.8	+1.5	+1.3	+2.1	-0.1	-2.2	+1.1	+3.2	+.172	+2.1	+5.3		+1.7	+7.2	+.350
Latrell Sprewell	18	42.8	19.8	0.6	3.8	4.4	4.0	1.6	0.7	2.6	1.9	7.2	17.2	.421	2.1	5.3	.385	3.3	4.3	.779

Season 13
	Shaquille O'Neal	Latrell Sprewell
Season	2004-05	2004-05
Team	Miami Heat	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Finals	Did not play

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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		%
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
difference:	+7	+3.5	+10.1	+2.7	+4.5	+7.2	+0.5	+0.2	+2.0	-1.2	-2.0	+4.0	+3.0	+.187	+0.9	+2.6		+2.8	+8.1	+.369
Latrell Sprewell	80	30.6	12.8	0.8	2.4	3.2	2.2	0.7	0.3	1.6	1.6	5.0	12.0	.414	0.9	2.6	.327	2.0	2.4	.830
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Latrell Sprewell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Shaquille O'Neal played 6 seasons more than Latrell Sprewell in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 14 to 19, from 2006 to 2011—Shaquille O'Neal played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 6 extra years over Latrell Sprewell, Shaquille O'Neal got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP