Data Appendix

Top 200 · shaq_factor

Every qualifying player-season since 1996–97, sorted by shaq_factor. Counterpoint columns: shot diet (rim%, three%), free throw rate (FTA/FGA), and offensive rebounds per game. Together they describe the shape of force each season is measuring.

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№	Player	Team	Year	shaq_factor	rim%	three%	FT rate	OREB/g
1	Zion Williamson	NOP	’21	85	78.7%	3.2%	0.51	2.7
2	Dwight Howard	HOU	’14	85	68.0%	0.6%	0.80	3.3
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’19	83	61.7%	16.0%	0.55	2.2
4	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’16	83	90.9%	0.2%	1.22	3.5
5	Dwight Howard	HOU	’15	83	68.6%	0.2%	0.64	2.7
6	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’22	82	87.6%	0.4%	0.86	3.7
7	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’19	82	87.9%	0.0%	0.73	3.8
8	Andre Drummond	DET	’16	82	63.0%	0.2%	0.55	4.9
9	Zion Williamson	NOP	’25	81	55.9%	2.4%	0.47	2.5
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’24	81	62.3%	9.0%	0.57	2.7
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’23	81	56.2%	13.4%	0.60	2.2
12	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’20	81	90.1%	0.0%	0.72	3.4
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’20	81	52.6%	23.7%	0.51	2.2
14	Dwight Howard	HOU	’16	81	73.2%	0.7%	0.79	3.4
15	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’15	81	94.8%	0.7%	0.88	4.8
16	Andre Drummond	DET	’19	80	70.8%	3.0%	0.39	5.4
17	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’17	80	90.4%	0.0%	0.76	3.9
18	DeMarcus Cousins	SAC	’15	80	50.1%	0.8%	0.51	3.1
19	Clint Capela	HOU	’19	79	84.3%	0.0%	0.36	4.4
20	Dwight Howard	CHA	’18	79	63.9%	0.5%	0.64	3.1
21	Andre Drummond	DET	’15	79	71.5%	0.0%	0.38	5.3
22	Dwight Howard	ORL	’11	79	57.1%	0.3%	0.88	4.0
23	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’01	79	46.0%	0.1%	0.68	3.9
24	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’25	78	56.8%	4.7%	0.54	2.2
25	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’21	78	87.2%	0.2%	0.65	3.4
26	Andre Drummond	DET	’18	78	71.4%	0.8%	0.45	5.1
27	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’17	78	92.4%	0.3%	0.74	3.7
28	Dwight Howard	ATL	’17	78	79.0%	0.3%	0.69	4.0
29	DeMarcus Cousins	SAC	’14	78	45.7%	0.6%	0.50	3.1
30	Andre Drummond	DET	’14	78	86.7%	0.1%	0.43	5.4
31	Dwight Howard	ORL	’12	78	61.6%	0.3%	0.79	3.7
32	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’98	78	56.8%	0.0%	0.59	3.5
33	Rudy Gobert	MIN	’24	77	83.4%	0.3%	0.64	3.8
34	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’22	77	46.6%	19.3%	0.62	2.0
35	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’21	77	49.0%	20.1%	0.53	1.6
36	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’18	77	83.8%	0.0%	0.67	2.9
37	Steven Adams	OKC	’18	77	74.4%	0.0%	0.40	5.1
38	Dwight Howard	LAL	’13	77	69.4%	0.6%	0.89	3.3
39	Dwight Howard	ORL	’09	77	57.2%	0.1%	0.87	4.3
40	Dwight Howard	ORL	’08	77	61.3%	0.1%	0.92	3.4
41	Shaquille O'Neal	MIA	’05	77	59.4%	0.0%	0.70	3.5
42	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’03	77	54.8%	0.0%	0.60	3.9
43	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’02	77	53.9%	0.1%	0.58	3.5
44	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’00	77	45.8%	0.1%	0.49	4.3
45	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’99	77	50.8%	0.0%	0.56	3.8
46	Zion Williamson	NOP	’24	76	65.9%	1.6%	0.45	1.7
47	Anthony Davis	LAL	’23	76	42.8%	7.7%	0.46	3.5
48	Rudy Gobert	MIN	’23	76	83.9%	0.2%	0.62	3.3
49	Clint Capela	ATL	’21	76	79.0%	0.0%	0.33	4.7
50	Steven Adams	OKC	’19	76	69.1%	0.0%	0.36	4.9
51	DeMarcus Cousins	SAC	’16	76	44.2%	15.7%	0.50	2.4
52	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’14	76	90.5%	0.0%	0.73	4.0
53	Dwight Howard	ORL	’10	76	57.9%	0.2%	0.98	3.5
54	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’04	76	60.2%	0.0%	0.71	3.7
55	Montrezl Harrell	LAC	’20	75	71.4%	1.5%	0.43	2.6
56	Montrezl Harrell	LAC	’19	75	72.8%	1.6%	0.47	2.2
57	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’18	75	89.6%	0.0%	0.54	4.3
58	Julius Randle	LAL	’18	75	64.6%	4.8%	0.47	2.2
59	Greg Monroe	DET	’15	75	60.7%	0.0%	0.39	3.3
60	Nikola Pekovic	MIN	’14	75	63.9%	0.0%	0.36	3.8
61	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’97	75	57.1%	0.1%	0.48	3.8
62	Jarrett Allen	CLE	’22	74	68.8%	1.8%	0.43	3.4
63	Clint Capela	ATL	’20	74	81.7%	0.0%	0.27	4.3
64	Julius Randle	NOP	’19	74	51.9%	17.9%	0.45	2.2
65	Clint Capela	HOU	’18	74	86.7%	0.1%	0.38	3.3
66	Hassan Whiteside	MIA	’17	74	50.8%	0.0%	0.37	3.8
67	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’16	74	87.6%	0.0%	0.80	3.4
68	Dwight Howard	ORL	’07	74	66.9%	0.2%	0.76	3.5
69	Ivica Zubac	LAC	’25	73	53.3%	0.0%	0.25	3.8
70	Daniel Gafford	DAL	’25	73	79.2%	0.0%	0.49	2.7
71	Rudy Gobert	MIN	’25	73	83.7%	0.0%	0.54	3.7
72	Domantas Sabonis	SAC	’24	73	57.1%	8.1%	0.39	3.6
73	Domantas Sabonis	SAC	’23	73	61.1%	8.7%	0.47	3.2
74	Nikola Jokić	DEN	’23	73	41.8%	14.4%	0.41	2.4
75	Bam Adebayo	MIA	’22	73	44.6%	0.5%	0.47	2.4
76	Jusuf Nurkić	POR	’22	73	61.2%	9.2%	0.45	3.0
77	Ben Simmons	PHI	’20	73	71.1%	0.8%	0.46	2.0
78	Tyson Chandler	NYK	’12	73	88.7%	0.3%	0.89	3.4
79	Shaquille O'Neal	MIA	’06	73	60.0%	0.0%	0.59	2.9
80	Anthony Davis	LAL	’24	72	44.9%	8.3%	0.40	3.1
81	Jonas Valančiūnas	MEM	’21	72	52.6%	7.7%	0.27	4.1
82	Jarrett Allen	BKN	’20	72	82.8%	1.3%	0.58	3.1
83	Ben Simmons	PHI	’19	72	66.0%	0.6%	0.45	2.2
84	Joel Embiid	PHI	’19	72	39.7%	21.8%	0.54	2.5
85	DeMarcus Cousins	NOP	’18	72	43.6%	33.6%	0.46	2.2
86	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’18	72	49.9%	9.8%	0.46	2.1
87	Andre Drummond	DET	’17	72	53.6%	0.3%	0.39	4.3
88	Blake Griffin	LAC	’14	72	47.9%	3.2%	0.50	2.4
89	Eddy Curry	NYK	’07	72	67.1%	0.1%	0.65	2.4
90	Jalen Duren	DET	’25	71	79.5%	0.0%	0.44	3.6
91	Jarrett Allen	CLE	’24	71	62.6%	0.7%	0.38	3.2
92	Joel Embiid	PHI	’24	71	28.9%	16.1%	0.53	2.4
93	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	’22	71	96.5%	0.0%	0.53	4.1
94	Jusuf Nurkić	POR	’19	71	63.4%	3.5%	0.44	3.4
95	Steven Adams	OKC	’17	71	62.6%	0.0%	0.39	3.5
96	Clint Capela	HOU	’17	71	84.7%	0.0%	0.31	2.7
97	Mason Plumlee	BKN	’15	71	82.2%	0.0%	0.65	2.1
98	Tyson Chandler	DAL	’15	71	84.3%	0.0%	0.58	3.9
99	Blake Griffin	LAC	’11	71	50.8%	1.5%	0.51	3.3
100	Mark Williams	CHA	’25	70	67.6%	0.9%	0.36	3.0
101	Nikola Jokić	DEN	’25	70	31.6%	22.7%	0.33	2.9
102	Clint Capela	ATL	’24	70	78.5%	0.0%	0.33	4.6
103	Jarrett Allen	CLE	’23	70	64.5%	1.6%	0.35	3.3
104	Bam Adebayo	MIA	’23	70	35.8%	1.0%	0.36	2.5
105	Nic Claxton	BKN	’23	70	76.5%	0.3%	0.42	2.4
106	Steven Adams	MEM	’23	70	77.2%	0.4%	0.49	5.1
107	Joel Embiid	PHI	’23	70	31.8%	14.8%	0.58	1.7
108	Nikola Jokić	DEN	’22	70	37.1%	21.7%	0.36	2.8
109	Domantas Sabonis	IND	’21	70	49.2%	17.9%	0.36	2.4
110	Bam Adebayo	MIA	’20	70	54.9%	1.6%	0.48	2.4
111	Steven Adams	OKC	’20	70	59.0%	0.4%	0.42	3.3
112	Dwight Howard	LAL	’20	70	85.2%	1.8%	0.77	2.5
113	Anthony Davis	NOP	’19	70	41.8%	14.0%	0.42	3.1
114	Greg Monroe	DET	’14	70	60.0%	0.0%	0.36	3.1
115	Shaquille O'Neal	MIA	’07	70	51.6%	0.0%	0.61	2.4
116	Eddy Curry	NYK	’06	70	73.7%	0.0%	0.81	2.0
117	Dwight Howard	ORL	’06	70	64.1%	0.1%	0.68	3.5
118	Jarrett Allen	CLE	’25	69	67.0%	0.8%	0.43	2.6
119	Alperen Sengun	HOU	’25	69	42.1%	7.9%	0.37	3.4
120	Walker Kessler	UTA	’25	69	76.8%	7.9%	0.36	4.6
121	Nikola Jokić	DEN	’24	69	33.8%	15.8%	0.31	2.8
122	Ivica Zubac	LAC	’23	69	70.2%	0.2%	0.46	3.1
123	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	’23	69	36.1%	12.1%	0.54	0.9
124	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	’23	69	96.1%	0.0%	0.44	4.5
125	Clint Capela	ATL	’23	69	83.6%	0.0%	0.24	4.0
126	Bam Adebayo	MIA	’21	69	41.9%	1.0%	0.44	2.2
127	Domantas Sabonis	IND	’20	69	57.3%	7.9%	0.35	3.0
128	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	’20	69	96.2%	0.0%	0.43	3.0
129	Hassan Whiteside	POR	’20	69	60.7%	1.0%	0.34	3.9
130	Tristan Thompson	CLE	’20	69	55.7%	4.1%	0.29	4.0
131	John Collins	ATL	’19	69	59.8%	18.8%	0.32	3.6
132	Anthony Davis	NOP	’18	69	41.2%	10.9%	0.41	2.5
133	Karl-Anthony Towns	MIN	’17	69	41.4%	18.3%	0.29	3.6
134	Tyson Chandler	PHX	’17	69	94.3%	0.0%	0.54	3.3
135	Brook Lopez	BKN	’16	69	36.2%	1.2%	0.35	2.8
136	Hassan Whiteside	MIA	’16	69	55.6%	0.0%	0.48	3.3
137	Nikola Pekovic	MIN	’15	69	53.0%	0.0%	0.39	2.9
138	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’15	69	86.9%	0.2%	0.64	3.2
139	Nikola Pekovic	MIN	’13	69	66.0%	0.0%	0.44	3.7
140	Tyson Chandler	NYK	’13	69	90.2%	0.0%	0.65	4.1
141	DeMarcus Cousins	SAC	’12	69	51.5%	1.3%	0.37	4.1
142	Shaquille O'Neal	BOS	’11	69	89.6%	0.0%	0.65	1.3
143	Shaquille O'Neal	PHX	’09	69	59.6%	0.0%	0.62	2.5
144	Domantas Sabonis	SAC	’25	68	53.2%	17.5%	0.32	3.8
145	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	’24	68	96.1%	0.0%	0.52	4.6
146	Alperen Sengun	HOU	’24	68	45.8%	11.1%	0.36	2.9
147	Clint Capela	ATL	’22	68	82.3%	0.0%	0.28	3.8
148	Ben Simmons	PHI	’21	68	62.4%	1.7%	0.49	1.6
149	Jaxson Hayes	NOP	’20	68	89.2%	0.4%	0.73	1.5
150	Hassan Whiteside	MIA	’19	68	61.3%	2.4%	0.36	3.6
151	Enes Freedom	NYK	’18	68	64.7%	0.3%	0.26	3.8
152	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’17	68	52.7%	13.9%	0.49	1.8
153	Jahlil Okafor	PHI	’16	68	44.4%	0.8%	0.25	2.3
154	Kenneth Faried	DEN	’15	68	65.1%	0.5%	0.39	3.2
155	David Lee	GSW	’14	68	53.2%	0.1%	0.30	2.6
156	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’11	68	90.9%	0.3%	0.64	2.6
157	Danny Fortson	SEA	’05	68	93.4%	0.0%	1.14	2.5
158	Amar'e Stoudemire	PHX	’05	68	47.5%	1.0%	0.60	2.7
159	Dikembe Mutombo	ATL	’99	68	58.6%	0.0%	0.84	3.8
160	Tyrone Hill	CLE	’97	68	78.3%	0.0%	0.64	3.5
161	Rony Seikaly	ORL	’97	68	65.5%	0.3%	0.55	3.7
162	Nic Claxton	BKN	’24	67	68.0%	0.9%	0.34	2.7
163	Jalen Duren	DET	’24	67	68.3%	0.7%	0.32	3.1
164	Alperen Sengun	HOU	’23	67	50.4%	7.0%	0.36	3.2
165	Jalen Duren	DET	’23	67	75.1%	0.5%	0.39	3.4
166	Jakob Poeltl	SAS	’22	67	53.2%	0.0%	0.29	3.9
167	Ivica Zubac	LAC	’22	67	64.0%	0.0%	0.46	2.9
168	Anthony Davis	LAL	’22	67	43.7%	10.1%	0.35	2.6
169	Joel Embiid	PHI	’22	67	29.2%	18.7%	0.60	2.1
170	Ivica Zubac	LAC	’21	67	81.7%	0.8%	0.43	2.6
171	Moses Brown	BOS	’21	67	80.2%	0.0%	0.47	3.6
172	Deandre Ayton	PHX	’20	67	50.7%	2.3%	0.16	3.9
173	Karl-Anthony Towns	MIN	’19	67	34.0%	26.9%	0.34	3.4
174	Jarrett Allen	BKN	’19	67	75.0%	7.7%	0.49	2.4
175	Enes Freedom	OKC	’17	67	63.0%	5.0%	0.39	2.7
176	Greg Monroe	MIL	’16	67	61.5%	0.1%	0.33	2.8
177	Jonas Valančiūnas	TOR	’16	67	61.4%	0.0%	0.40	3.1
178	Kenneth Faried	DEN	’16	67	72.7%	0.2%	0.35	3.5
179	Mason Plumlee	POR	’16	67	67.9%	0.4%	0.65	2.5
180	Hassan Whiteside	MIA	’15	67	62.0%	0.0%	0.40	3.0
181	Kenneth Faried	DEN	’14	67	58.9%	0.4%	0.38	3.0
182	Anthony Davis	NOP	’14	67	44.5%	0.9%	0.44	3.1
183	Omer Asik	HOU	’13	67	86.2%	0.2%	0.49	3.4
184	Andrew Bynum	LAL	’12	67	56.9%	0.6%	0.42	3.2
185	Nikola Pekovic	MIN	’12	67	77.3%	0.0%	0.41	3.9
186	Russell Westbrook	OKC	’11	67	41.6%	7.5%	0.45	1.5
187	Tyson Chandler	DAL	’11	67	76.7%	0.0%	0.72	2.8
188	Tyson Chandler	NOH	’08	67	75.0%	0.0%	0.49	4.1
189	Shawn Kemp	CLE	’99	67	58.4%	0.3%	0.68	3.1
190	Jayson Williams	NJN	’98	67	71.3%	0.2%	0.45	6.8
191	Ivica Zubac	LAC	’24	66	61.1%	0.0%	0.32	2.9
192	Walker Kessler	UTA	’23	66	83.8%	0.7%	0.38	3.1
193	Jimmy Butler III	MIA	’23	66	40.5%	11.5%	0.63	2.2
194	Andre Drummond	CHI	’23	66	82.4%	1.1%	0.46	2.1
195	Robert Williams III	BOS	’22	66	85.9%	0.3%	0.24	3.9
196	Mason Plumlee	CHA	’22	66	79.1%	0.3%	0.53	2.4
197	Montrezl Harrell	LAL	’21	66	65.4%	1.7%	0.42	2.3
198	Deandre Ayton	PHX	’21	66	57.7%	2.9%	0.25	3.3
199	Enes Freedom	POR	’21	66	79.6%	0.5%	0.29	3.9
200	Mason Plumlee	DET	’21	66	64.8%	1.8%	0.44	2.6