Stephon Castle vs. Shaquille O'Neal Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shaquille O'Neal and Stephon Castle, 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.
Stephon Castle played 1 year in the NBA, 18 less than Shaquille O'Neal, who played 19. Stephon Castle had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 19 | 17 | 1992-93 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Shaquille O'Neal | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1992-93 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +11.2 | +8.7 | +3.1 | +7.0 | +10.2 | +2.2 | +0.2 | +3.2 | -1.6 | -2.0 | +3.8 | +3.9 | +.134 | +1.2 | +4.1 | +2.2 | +4.7 | +.132 | ||
| 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 |
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| * Neiher Stephon Castle nor Shaquille O'Neal played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Shaquille O'Neal played 18 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 19, from 1994 to 2011—Shaquille O'Neal played in 17 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those 18 extra years over Stephon Castle, Shaquille O'Neal got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 8 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 2 Scoring Leader 14 All-Star Game 3 All-Star Game MVP |