NBA titles
4
MVP awards
1
Finals MVP
3
All-Star selections
15
Career points
28,596
Scoring titles
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 89
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.4 | |
| 1993 | 29.3 | |
| 1994 | 29.3 | |
| 1995 | 26.6 | |
| 1996 | 26.2 | |
| 1997 | 28.3 | |
| 1998 | 26.3 | |
| 1999 | 29.7 | |
| 2000 | 28.7 | |
| 2001 | 27.2 | |
| 2002 | 27.5 | |
| 2003 | 21.5 | |
| 2004 | 22.9 | |
| 2005 | 20 | |
| 2006 | 17.3 | |
| 2007 | 17.8 | |
| 2008 | 17.8 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 9.2 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Shaquille O'Neal ranks #23 in Basketball
Shaquille O'Neal ranks #23 in Basketball and #141 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.7/100.
The verified career covers 1992–2011 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 4, MVP awards 1, Finals MVP 3, All-Star selections 15.
Nearest context: ahead Oscar Robertson (89.8); behind Sam Jones (89.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Shaquille O'Neal GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours89/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 89/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Shaquille O'Neal — frequently asked
- Is Shaquille O'Neal the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Shaquille O'Neal ranks #23 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 89.7/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Shaquille O'Neal's GOAT Score?
- 89.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 89 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Shaquille O'Neal rank all time?
- #141 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #23 in Basketball.
- Shaquille O'Neal vs Oscar Robertson: who ranks higher?
- Oscar Robertson ranks higher at 89.8 versus Shaquille O'Neal at 89.7, a margin of 0.1 points.