Shaquille O’Neal
Basketball Statistics
Presentation by Nick Powell
1. First of all, I really
enjoy playing and
watching basketball.
Shaquille O’ Neil is one of
my favorite players! I
know there are lots of
interesting facts about
him.
2. Well, I’m not going to
lie…I know statistics are
extensively recorded for
Shaq, so, the data would
be easy to find.
Shaq wears a size 23 shoe. . . About 10
sizes bigger than most adult men!
He won an Olympic gold medal in 1996.
O’ Neal weighs 325 pounds, and is 7
feet, and 1 inch tall!
He has played for the following teams:
Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers,
Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland
Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, US Olympic
Team, and LSU in college.
Shaq actually used to be a rapper!
Shaquille means “Little Warrior” in Arabic.
While living in Germany, Shaq was growing so fast
that he would have to have custom made clothes
ordered from the United States. By the time the
clothes would arrive, he would have already
outgrown them!
He once fractured both his wrists falling out of a
tree, while trying to imitate Spider Man!
AVERAGE NUMBER OF DEFENSIVE
REBOUNDS BY SHAQ PER SEASON GAME
Stem
Leaf
9
6, 4
8
8, 7, 5
7
9, 8, 7, 3, 2, 2
6
9, 9, 4, 3
5
9, 9
4
9
3
5
Key: 9/6 means 9.6
AVERAGE (MEAN) – 7.2 Defensive Rebounds
MEDIAN - 7.2 Defensive Rebounds
MODES – 7.2 Defensive Rebounds, 6.9 Defensive Rebounds,
and 5.9 Defensive Rebounds
MINIMUM – 3.5 Defensive Rebounds
MAXIMUM – 9.6 Defensive Rebounds
Basketball Player -v- Average Number of
Points Scored in a First Season Game
Average Number of Points
Scored in a First Season
Game
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Shaquille Steve Nash Carmelo
O'Neal
Anthony
Chauncey
Billups
Michael
Jordan
Basketball Player
LeBron
James
Magic Ty Lawson
Johnson
• The highest average number of points scored in a first
season game was 28.2 by Michael Jordan.
• The lowest average number of points scored in a first
season game was 3.3 by Steve Nash, probably because
he was a point guard.
• The range of points scored is 25.1.
• The second highest average number of points scored in a
first season game was 23.4 by Shaquille O’ Neal.
• The average number of points scored is 16.78.
• The median number of points scored is 19.45.
Number of Games Shaq
Played in a Season
Minimum = 37
Lower Quartile =
53
Upper Quartile =
75
Maximum =
81
Median
= 67
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Recently, in the 2010-2011 season, Shaq was not playing
in as many games as he did when he was young. In fact,
he played his minimum number of games in his last
season. So, if Shaq were to continue playing, he will
likely be playing less and less games. Therefore, the
minimum number of games that Shaq plays will
decrease.
Shaq’s Average Number
of Points Scored in a Season Game
Age - v – Shaq’S average
Number of Points Scored in
a Season Game
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
5
10
15
20
25
Age (years)
30
35
40
With the help of a scatter plot, it is
easy to see that Shaq improved from
his first year at age 20. Then, Shaq
stayed in the approximate same range
of shots made while he was 21-29.
Between the ages of 30 and 38, there
was a noticeable drop in his
performance of shots made. One
could say that as Shaq got older, the
number of shots he made decreased.
Frequency
Shaq’s Number of Points Scored in a Season -v- Frequency
Shaq’s Number of Points Scored in a Season
When looking at this histogram, one could see that
Shaq is an amazing basketball player. Shaq scored
1000-1499 baskets in 6 different seasons! He also
scored 1500-1999 points in 5 different seasons, and
2000-2499 points in 4 different seasons! If Shaq were
to continue playing, however, he would probably be
scoring more points in the 500-999 category, due to
his age.