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	82+4 tracking	78.7%	3.3%	0.51	2.7
2	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’01	81	46.0%	0.1%	0.68	3.9
3	Zion Williamson	NOP	’25	80+1 tracking	55.9%	2.6%	0.47	2.5
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’19	80+3 tracking	61.7%	16.3%	0.55	2.2
5	Dwight Howard	ORL	’09	80	57.0%	0.2%	0.87	4.3
6	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’03	80	54.8%	0.0%	0.60	3.9
7	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’00	80	45.8%	0.1%	0.49	4.3
8	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’98	80	56.7%	0.0%	0.59	3.5
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’24	79+2 tracking	62.3%	9.1%	0.57	2.7
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’23	79+2 tracking	56.2%	13.4%	0.60	2.2
11	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’16	79+4 tracking	90.9%	0.2%	1.22	3.5
12	Dwight Howard	ORL	’12	79	61.6%	1.0%	0.79	3.7
13	Dwight Howard	ORL	’11	79	57.1%	0.7%	0.88	4.0
14	Dwight Howard	ORL	’08	79	61.3%	0.4%	0.92	3.4
15	Shaquille O'Neal	MIA	’05	79	59.3%	0.0%	0.70	3.5
16	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’04	79	60.1%	0.0%	0.71	3.7
17	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’02	79	53.8%	0.1%	0.58	3.5
18	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’99	79	50.8%	0.1%	0.56	3.8
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’20	78+2 tracking	52.6%	23.7%	0.51	2.2
20	Dwight Howard	HOU	’14	78+8 tracking	68.0%	0.9%	0.80	3.3
21	Dwight Howard	LAL	’13	78	69.4%	0.7%	0.89	3.3
22	Dwight Howard	ORL	’10	78	57.9%	0.8%	0.98	3.5
23	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’26	77+6 tracking	67.2%	7.5%	0.60	2.7
24	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’22	77+5 tracking	87.6%	0.8%	0.86	3.7
25	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’20	77+5 tracking	90.1%	0.0%	0.72	3.4
26	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’19	77+6 tracking	87.9%	0.0%	0.73	3.8
27	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’15	77+4 tracking	94.7%	0.8%	0.88	4.8
28	Shaquille O'Neal	LAL	’97	77	57.1%	0.4%	0.48	3.8
29	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’25	76+3 tracking	56.8%	4.8%	0.54	2.2
30	Dwight Howard	HOU	’15	76+8 tracking	68.6%	0.5%	0.64	2.7
31	Dwight Howard	ORL	’07	76	66.9%	0.2%	0.76	3.5
32	Shaquille O'Neal	MIA	’06	76	59.9%	0.0%	0.59	2.9
33	Zion Williamson	NOP	’26	75+1 tracking	67.9%	0.5%	0.58	2.0
34	Zion Williamson	NOP	’24	75+1 tracking	65.9%	1.6%	0.45	1.7
35	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’22	75+3 tracking	46.6%	19.4%	0.62	2.0
36	Andre Drummond	DET/CLE	’20	75+7 tracking	67.8%	4.5%	0.38	4.4
37	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’17	75+5 tracking	90.4%	0.2%	0.76	3.9
38	Jalen Duren	DET	’26	74+6 tracking	68.2%	0.0%	0.54	3.8
39	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’21	74+3 tracking	49.0%	20.1%	0.53	1.6
40	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’17	74+4 tracking	92.4%	0.3%	0.74	3.7
41	Andre Drummond	DET	’16	74+8 tracking	63.0%	0.6%	0.55	4.9
42	Eddy Curry	NYK	’07	74	67.1%	0.1%	0.65	2.4
43	Rudy Gobert	MIN	’24	73+5 tracking	83.4%	0.5%	0.64	3.8
44	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’21	73+4 tracking	87.2%	0.7%	0.65	3.4
45	Julius Randle	LAL	’18	73+2 tracking	64.6%	5.0%	0.47	2.2
46	Dwight Howard	HOU	’16	73+8 tracking	73.2%	1.0%	0.79	3.4
47	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’14	73+4 tracking	90.5%	0.0%	0.73	4.0
48	Andre Drummond	DET	’14	73+5 tracking	86.7%	0.3%	0.43	5.4
49	Tyson Chandler	NYK	’12	73	88.7%	0.6%	0.89	3.4
50	Shaquille O'Neal	MIA	’07	73	51.6%	0.0%	0.61	2.4
51	Andre Drummond	CLE/LAL	’21	72+7 tracking	67.0%	1.4%	0.36	3.6
52	Montrezl Harrell	LAC	’20	72+3 tracking	71.4%	2.2%	0.43	2.6
53	Ben Simmons	PHI	’20	72+2 tracking	71.1%	1.1%	0.46	2.0
54	Andre Drummond	DET	’19	72+8 tracking	70.8%	3.6%	0.39	5.4
55	Clint Capela	HOU	’19	72+7 tracking	84.3%	0.0%	0.36	4.4
56	Andre Drummond	DET	’18	72+7 tracking	71.3%	1.3%	0.45	5.1
57	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’18	72+5 tracking	83.8%	0.0%	0.67	2.9
58	Dwight Howard	CHA	’18	72+7 tracking	63.9%	0.8%	0.64	3.1
59	Dwight Howard	ATL	’17	72+7 tracking	79.0%	0.3%	0.69	4.0
60	DeMarcus Cousins	SAC	’15	72+8 tracking	50.1%	0.8%	0.51	3.1
61	Shaquille O'Neal	PHX	’09	72	59.6%	0.1%	0.62	2.5
62	Eddy Curry	NYK	’06	72	73.7%	0.0%	0.81	2.0
63	Dwight Howard	ORL	’06	72	64.1%	0.2%	0.68	3.5
64	Daniel Gafford	DAL	’25	71+2 tracking	79.2%	0.0%	0.49	2.7
65	Rudy Gobert	MIN	’23	71+5 tracking	83.9%	0.5%	0.62	3.3
66	Montrezl Harrell	LAC	’19	71+4 tracking	72.8%	1.9%	0.47	2.2
67	Julius Randle	NOP	’19	71+3 tracking	51.9%	17.9%	0.45	2.2
68	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’18	71+4 tracking	89.6%	0.0%	0.54	4.3
69	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’18	71+1 tracking	49.9%	10.0%	0.46	2.1
70	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’16	71+4 tracking	87.6%	0.0%	0.80	3.4
71	Andre Drummond	DET	’15	71+8 tracking	71.5%	0.2%	0.38	5.3
72	DeMarcus Cousins	SAC	’14	71+7 tracking	45.7%	0.6%	0.50	3.1
73	Blake Griffin	LAC	’11	71	50.8%	1.7%	0.51	3.3
74	Jayson Williams	NJN	’98	71	71.3%	0.6%	0.45	6.8
75	Rudy Gobert	MIN	’26	70+3 tracking	86.4%	1.0%	0.62	3.9
76	Joel Embiid	PHI	’24	70+1 tracking	28.9%	16.3%	0.53	2.4
77	Mason Plumlee	CHA/LAC	’23	70+2 tracking	80.5%	0.0%	0.65	2.9
78	Clint Capela	ATL	’21	70+6 tracking	79.0%	0.0%	0.33	4.7
79	DeMarcus Cousins	NOP	’18	70+2 tracking	43.6%	34.0%	0.46	2.2
80	Steven Adams	OKC	’18	70+7 tracking	74.4%	0.3%	0.40	5.1
81	DeMarcus Cousins	SAC	’16	70+6 tracking	44.2%	15.8%	0.50	2.4
82	Mason Plumlee	BKN	’15	70+2 tracking	82.2%	0.6%	0.65	2.1
83	Tyson Chandler	NYK	’13	70	90.2%	0.0%	0.65	4.1
84	Tyson Chandler	NOH	’08	70	75.0%	0.2%	0.49	4.1
85	Shaquille O'Neal	MIA/PHX	’08	70	56.1%	0.0%	0.61	2.7
86	Amar'e Stoudemire	PHX	’05	70	47.5%	1.2%	0.60	2.7
87	Dikembe Mutombo	ATL	’99	70	58.6%	0.0%	0.84	3.8
88	Tyrone Hill	CLE	’97	70	78.3%	0.2%	0.64	3.5
89	Rony Seikaly	ORL	’97	70	65.4%	0.3%	0.55	3.7
90	Jalen Duren	DET	’25	69+2 tracking	79.5%	0.0%	0.44	3.6
91	Rudy Gobert	MIN	’25	69+4 tracking	83.7%	0.0%	0.54	3.7
92	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	’23	69	36.1%	12.2%	0.54	0.9
93	Anthony Davis	LAL	’23	69+7 tracking	42.8%	7.7%	0.46	3.5
94	Bam Adebayo	MIA	’22	69+3 tracking	44.6%	0.8%	0.47	2.4
95	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	’22	69+2 tracking	96.5%	0.0%	0.53	4.1
96	Jusuf Nurkić	POR	’22	69+4 tracking	61.2%	9.3%	0.45	3.0
97	Jarrett Allen	BKN	’20	69+3 tracking	82.8%	1.3%	0.58	3.1
98	Dwight Howard	LAL	’20	69+1 tracking	85.2%	1.8%	0.77	2.5
99	Ben Simmons	PHI	’19	69+2 tracking	66.0%	0.6%	0.45	2.2
100	DeAndre Jordan	DAL/NYK	’19	69+4 tracking	87.9%	0.0%	0.59	3.3
101	Clint Capela	HOU	’18	69+5 tracking	86.7%	0.1%	0.38	3.3
102	Nikola Pekovic	MIN	’13	69	66.0%	0.0%	0.44	3.7
103	DeMarcus Cousins	SAC	’12	69	51.5%	1.4%	0.37	4.1
104	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	’11	69	90.9%	0.3%	0.64	2.6
105	Shaquille O'Neal	BOS	’11	69	89.6%	0.0%	0.65	1.3
106	Amar'e Stoudemire	PHX	’08	69	46.7%	2.6%	0.57	2.3
107	Danny Fortson	SEA	’05	69	93.4%	0.0%	1.14	2.5
108	Erick Dampier	GSW	’04	69	66.2%	0.3%	0.51	4.6
109	Shawn Kemp	CLE	’99	69	58.4%	0.3%	0.68	3.1
110	Alonzo Mourning	MIA	’98	69	48.6%	0.0%	0.63	3.3
111	Shawn Kemp	SEA	’97	69	66.5%	3.2%	0.59	3.4
112	Mark Williams	CHA	’25	68+4 tracking	67.6%	0.9%	0.36	3.0
113	Domantas Sabonis	SAC	’24	68+5 tracking	57.1%	8.2%	0.39	3.6
114	Anthony Davis	LAL	’24	68+5 tracking	44.9%	8.3%	0.40	3.1
115	Domantas Sabonis	SAC	’23	68+5 tracking	61.1%	8.8%	0.47	3.2
116	Nic Claxton	BKN	’23	68+3 tracking	76.5%	0.3%	0.42	2.4
117	Joel Embiid	PHI	’23	68+2 tracking	31.8%	15.1%	0.58	1.7
118	Jarrett Allen	CLE	’22	68+6 tracking	68.8%	1.8%	0.43	3.4
119	Jaxson Hayes	NOP	’20	68	89.2%	1.5%	0.73	1.5
120	Clint Capela	HOU	’20	68+6 tracking	81.7%	0.0%	0.27	4.3
121	Steven Adams	OKC	’19	68+8 tracking	69.1%	0.2%	0.36	4.9
122	Tyson Chandler	DAL	’15	68+4 tracking	84.3%	0.0%	0.58	3.9
123	Andrew Bynum	LAL	’12	68	56.9%	0.6%	0.42	3.2
124	Tyson Chandler	DAL	’11	68	76.7%	0.0%	0.72	2.8
125	Andris Biedrins	GSW	’09	68	82.4%	0.2%	0.41	3.6
126	Amar'e Stoudemire	PHX	’07	68	54.6%	0.3%	0.55	2.7
127	Elton Brand	LAC	’02	68	41.6%	0.0%	0.52	5.0
128	Alonzo Mourning	MIA	’97	68	46.4%	1.0%	0.64	2.9
129	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	’26	67+1 tracking	98.5%	0.0%	0.50	4.2
130	Jarrett Allen	CLE	’24	67+5 tracking	62.6%	0.7%	0.38	3.2
131	Bam Adebayo	MIA	’23	67+3 tracking	35.8%	1.1%	0.36	2.5
132	Steven Adams	MEM	’23	67+3 tracking	77.2%	0.4%	0.49	5.1
133	Ben Simmons	PHI	’21	67+1 tracking	62.4%	1.7%	0.49	1.6
134	Jarrett Allen	CLE/BKN	’21	67+4 tracking	67.2%	3.9%	0.60	3.1
135	Bam Adebayo	MIA	’20	67+3 tracking	54.9%	1.8%	0.48	2.4
136	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	’20	67+2 tracking	96.2%	0.0%	0.43	3.0
137	Joel Embiid	PHI	’19	67+4 tracking	39.7%	21.9%	0.54	2.5
138	Jusuf Nurkić	POR	’19	67+4 tracking	63.4%	3.5%	0.44	3.4
139	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	’17	67+1 tracking	52.7%	14.3%	0.49	1.8
140	Clint Capela	HOU	’17	67+4 tracking	84.7%	0.0%	0.31	2.7
141	Tyson Chandler	PHX	’17	67+2 tracking	94.3%	0.0%	0.54	3.3
142	Greg Monroe	DET	’15	67+7 tracking	60.7%	0.0%	0.39	3.3
143	Nikola Pekovic	MIN	’14	67+8 tracking	63.9%	0.0%	0.36	3.8
144	Omer Asik	HOU	’13	67	86.2%	0.2%	0.49	3.4
145	Nikola Pekovic	MIN	’12	67	77.3%	0.0%	0.41	3.9
146	Russell Westbrook	OKC	’11	67	41.6%	7.4%	0.45	1.5
147	Amar'e Stoudemire	PHX	’10	67	44.2%	0.5%	0.50	2.8
148	Tyson Chandler	NOH	’09	67	82.0%	0.0%	0.47	3.6
149	Andrew Bynum	LAL	’08	67	74.4%	0.0%	0.40	3.0
150	Tyson Chandler	NOK	’07	67	73.8%	0.2%	0.43	4.4
151	Dwight Howard	ORL	’05	67	61.6%	0.3%	0.61	3.5
152	Amar'e Stoudemire	PHX	’04	67	43.9%	0.6%	0.50	2.9
153	Amar'e Stoudemire	PHX	’03	67	58.4%	1.2%	0.58	3.0
154	Jahidi White	WAS	’01	67	74.5%	0.2%	0.76	2.6
155	Dikembe Mutombo	ATL	’00	67	50.1%	0.0%	0.73	3.7
156	Alonzo Mourning	MIA	’99	67	40.9%	0.3%	0.67	3.6
157	Vin Baker	SEA	’98	67	51.1%	0.6%	0.45	3.5
158	David Robinson	SAS	’98	67	47.4%	0.4%	0.62	3.3
159	Dikembe Mutombo	ATL	’98	67	56.9%	0.0%	0.61	3.4
160	Dikembe Mutombo	ATL	’97	67	60.3%	0.0%	0.60	3.4
161	Ivica Zubac	LAC/IND	’26	66+8 tracking	54.6%	0.0%	0.29	3.4
162	Jarrett Allen	CLE	’26	66+4 tracking	54.0%	1.9%	0.49	2.6
163	Ivica Zubac	LAC	’25	66+7 tracking	53.2%	0.0%	0.25	3.8
164	Jarrett Allen	CLE	’25	66+3 tracking	67.0%	0.8%	0.43	2.6
165	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	’24	66+2 tracking	96.1%	0.0%	0.52	4.6
166	Daniel Gafford	WAS/DAL	’24	66+1 tracking	78.7%	0.0%	0.36	2.6
167	Alperen Sengun	HOU	’24	66+2 tracking	45.8%	11.3%	0.36	2.9
168	Clint Capela	ATL	’24	66+4 tracking	78.4%	0.2%	0.33	4.6
169	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	’23	66+2 tracking	96.1%	0.0%	0.44	4.5
170	Andre Drummond	CHI	’23	66	82.4%	1.1%	0.46	2.1
171	Nikola Jokić	DEN	’23	66+7 tracking	41.8%	14.6%	0.41	2.4
172	Jonas Valanciunas	MEM	’21	66+7 tracking	52.6%	7.7%	0.27	4.1
173	Hassan Whiteside	MIA	’17	66+8 tracking	50.8%	0.0%	0.37	3.8
174	Mason Plumlee	POR	’16	66+1 tracking	67.9%	0.8%	0.65	2.5
175	Rudy Gobert	UTA	’15	66+3 tracking	86.9%	0.5%	0.64	3.2
176	Mason Plumlee	BKN	’14	66	85.8%	1.0%	0.65	1.4
177	Blake Griffin	LAC	’12	66	52.3%	1.6%	0.46	3.3
178	Greg Monroe	DET	’12	66	65.9%	0.1%	0.35	3.6
179	Nene	DEN	’11	66	72.5%	0.8%	0.61	1.9
180	Amar'e Stoudemire	NYK	’11	66	37.7%	1.6%	0.40	2.5
181	Marc Gasol	MEM	’10	66	51.9%	0.2%	0.58	3.0
182	Tyson Chandler	CHA	’10	66	83.1%	0.0%	0.83	2.2
183	Andrew Bynum	LAL	’09	66	55.8%	0.0%	0.43	2.7
184	Greg Oden	POR	’09	66	66.9%	0.0%	0.64	2.8
185	Emeka Okafor	CHA	’09	66	62.6%	0.0%	0.48	3.4
186	Eddy Curry	NYK	’08	66	64.7%	0.0%	0.55	1.9
187	Andris Biedrins	GSW	’08	66	86.9%	0.0%	0.34	3.4
188	Erick Dampier	DAL	’07	66	81.7%	0.0%	0.57	2.9
189	Erick Dampier	DAL	’05	66	70.6%	0.8%	0.62	3.1
190	Elton Brand	LAC	’04	66	40.1%	0.1%	0.54	3.9
191	Elton Brand	LAC	’03	66	43.8%	0.1%	0.40	4.6
192	Pau Gasol	MEM	’02	66	50.9%	0.5%	0.45	2.9
193	Elton Brand	CHI	’00	66	37.7%	0.2%	0.41	4.3
194	Jerome Williams	DET	’00	66	79.6%	0.7%	0.62	3.4
195	Ben Wallace	WAS	’99	66	87.9%	0.0%	0.67	3.0
196	Tyrone Hill	MIL	’98	66	72.0%	0.2%	0.61	3.7
197	Daniel Gafford	DAL	’26	65+1 tracking	79.7%	0.0%	0.51	2.5
198	Mark Williams	PHX	’26	65+3 tracking	70.5%	0.2%	0.40	3.1
199	Alperen Sengun	HOU	’25	65+4 tracking	42.1%	7.9%	0.37	3.4
200	Walker Kessler	UTA	’25	65+4 tracking	76.8%	8.1%	0.36	4.6