document_title: Shaquille O'Neal

question_text: when did shaq first go to the finals

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text: Shaquille O'Neal

text: Early life

text: O'Neal was born on March 6, 1972, in Newark, New Jersey, to Lucille O'Neal and Joe Toney, who played high school basketball (he was an All-State guard) and was offered a basketball scholarship to play at Seton Hall. Toney struggled with drug addiction and was imprisoned for drug possession when O'Neal was an infant. Upon his release, he did not resume a place in O'Neal's life and instead agreed to relinquish his parental rights to O'Neal's stepfather, Phillip A. Harrison, a career Army sergeant.[12][13] O'Neal remained estranged from his biological father for decades; O'Neal had not spoken with Toney or expressed an interest in establishing a relationship.[13] On his 1994 rap album, Shaq Fu: The Return, O'Neal voiced his feelings of disdain for Toney in the song "Biological Didn't Bother", dismissing him with the line "Phil is my father." However, O'Neal's feelings toward Toney mellowed in the years following Harrison's death in 2013, and the two met for the first time in March 2016, with O'Neal telling him, "I don't hate you. I had a good life. I had Phil."[14]

text: O'Neal credits the Boys and Girls Club of America in Newark with giving him a safe place to play and keeping him off the streets. "It gave me something to do," he said. "I'd just go there to shoot. I didn't even play on a team."[15] Because of his stepfather's career in the military, the family left Newark, moving to military bases in Germany and Texas.[16]

text: At Robert G. Cole High School in San Antonio, Texas, O'Neal led his team to a 68–1 record over two years and helped the team win the state championship during his senior year.[17]  His 791 rebounds during the 1989 season remains a state record for a player in any classification.[18] O'Neal's tendency to make hook shots earned comparisons to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, inspiring him to wear the same jersey number as Abdul-Jabbar, 33. However, his high school team did not have a 33 jersey, so O'Neal chose to wear 32 before college.[19]

text: College career

text: After graduating from high school, O'Neal studied business at Louisiana State University. He had first met Dale Brown, LSU's men's basketball coach, years earlier in Europe. O'Neal's stepfather was stationed on a U.S. Army base at Wildflecken, West Germany. While playing for Brown at LSU, O'Neal was a two-time All-American, two-time SEC Player of the Year, and received the Adolph Rupp Trophy as NCAA men's basketball player of the year in 1991; he was also named college player of the year by AP and UPI. O'Neal left LSU early to pursue his NBA career, but continued his education even after becoming a professional player.[20] He was later inducted into the LSU Hall of Fame.[21] A 900-pound bronze statue of O'Neal is located in front of the LSU Tigers Basketball Practice Facility.[22]

text: NBA career

text: Orlando Magic (1992–1996)

text: The Orlando Magic drafted O'Neal with the 1st overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. During that summer, prior to moving to Orlando, he spent a significant amount of time in Los Angeles under the tutelage of Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.[23] Given Terry Catledge eventually refused to give O'Neal the 33 jersey, he relented by going back to the 32 from his high school days.[19] O'Neal was named the Player of the Week in his first week in the NBA, becoming the first player to do so.[24] During his rookie season, O'Neal averaged 23.4 points on 56.2% shooting, 13.9 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks per game for the season. He was named the 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year and became the first rookie to be voted an All-Star starter since Michael Jordan in 1985.[25] The Magic finished 41–41, winning 20 more games than the previous season; however, the team ultimately missed the playoffs by virtue of a tie-breaker with the Indiana Pacers. On more than one occasion during the year, Sports Illustrated writer Jack McCallum overheard O'Neal saying, "We've got to get [head coach] Matty [Guokas] out of here and bring in [assistant] Brian [Hill]."[26]

text: In 1993–1994, O'Neal's second season, Hill was the coach and Guokas was reassigned to the front office.[27] O'Neal improved his scoring average to 29.4 points (second in the league to David Robinson) while leading the NBA in field goal percentage at 60%. On November 20, 1993, against the New Jersey Nets, O'Neal registered the first triple-double of his career, recording 24 points to go along with career highs of 28 rebounds and 15 blocks.[28] He was voted into the All-Star game and also made the All-NBA 3rd Team. Teamed with newly drafted Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, the Magic finished with a record of 50–32 and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. In his first playoff series, O'Neal averaged 20.7 points and 13.3 rebounds in a losing effort as the Magic lost every game to the Indiana Pacers.

text: O'Neal's third season in 1994–95  had him leading the NBA in scoring with a 29.3 point average, while finishing second in MVP voting to David Robinson and entering his third straight All-Star Game along with Hardaway. They formed one of the league's top duos and helped Orlando to a 57–25 record and the Atlantic Division crown. The Magic won their first ever playoff series against the Boston Celtics in the 1995 NBA Playoffs. They then defeated the Chicago Bulls in the conference semifinals. After beating Reggie Miller's Indiana Pacers, the Magic reached the NBA Finals, facing the defending NBA champion Houston Rockets. O'Neal played well in his first Finals appearance, averaging 28 points on 59.5% shooting, 12.5 rebounds, and 6.3 assists. Despite this, the Rockets, led by future Hall-of-Famers Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, swept the series in four games.[29]

text: O'Neal was injured for a great deal of the 1995–96 season, missing 28 games. He averaged 26.6 points and 11 rebounds per game, made the All-NBA 3rd Team, and played in his 4th All-Star Game. Despite O'Neal's injuries, the Magic finished with a regular season record of 60–22, second in the Eastern conference to the Chicago Bulls, who finished with an NBA record 72 wins. Orlando easily defeated the Detroit Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks in the first two rounds of the 1996 NBA Playoffs; however, they were no match for Jordan's Bulls, who swept them in the Eastern Conference Finals.

text: Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004)

text: O'Neal became a free agent after the 1995–96 NBA season.

text: In the summer of 1996, O'Neal was named to the United States Olympic basketball team, and was later part of the gold medal-winning team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. While the Olympic basketball team was training in Orlando, the Orlando Sentinel published a poll that asked whether the Magic should fire Hill if that were one of O'Neal's conditions for returning.[30][31] 82% answered "no".[30] O'Neal had a power struggle while playing under Hill.[32][33] He said the team "just didn't respect [Hill]."[34] Another question in the poll asked, "Is Shaq worth $115 million?" in reference to the amount of the Magic's offer. 91.3% of the response was "no".[31][32] O'Neal's Olympic teammates rode him hard over the poll.[31][33] He was also upset that the Orlando media implied O'Neal was not a good role model for having a child with his longtime girlfriend with no immediate plans to marry.[30] O'Neal compared his lack of privacy in Orlando to "feeling like a big fish in a dried-up pond."[35] O'Neal also learned that Hardaway considered himself the leader of the Magic and did not want O'Neal making more money than him.[36]

text: On the team's first full day at the Olympics in Atlanta, the media announced that O'Neal would join the Los Angeles Lakers on a seven-year, $121 million contract.[37][38] He insisted he did not choose Los Angeles for the money. "I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money", O'Neal said after the signing. "I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok," he added, referring to a couple of his product endorsements.[39][40] The Lakers won 56 games during the 1996–97 season. O'Neal averaged 26.2 points and 12.5 rebounds in his first season with Los Angeles; however, he again missed over 30 games due to injury. The Lakers made the playoffs, but were eliminated in the second round by the Utah Jazz in five games.[41] In his first playoff game for the Lakers, O'Neal scored 46 points against the Portland Trail Blazers, the most for the Lakers in a playoff game since Jerry West had 53 in 1969. On December 17, 1996, O'Neal shoved Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls; Rodman's teammates Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan restrained Rodman and prevented further conflict. The Los Angeles Daily News reported that O'Neal was willing to be suspended for fighting Rodman, and O'Neal said: "It's one thing to talk tough and one thing to be tough."[42]

text: The following season, O'Neal averaged 28.3 points and 11.4 rebounds. He led the league with a 58.4 field goal percentage, the first of five consecutive seasons in which he did so. The Lakers finished the season 61–21, first in the Pacific Division, and were the second seed in the western conference during the 1998 NBA Playoffs. After defeating the Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle SuperSonics in the first two rounds, the Lakers again fell to the Jazz, this time in a 4–0 sweep.[43]

text: With the tandem of O'Neal and teenage superstar Kobe Bryant, expectations for the Lakers increased. However, personnel changes were a source of instability during the 1998–99 season. Long-time Laker point guard Nick Van Exel was traded to the Denver Nuggets; his former backcourt partner Eddie Jones was packaged with back-up center Elden Campbell for Glen Rice to satisfy a demand by O'Neal for a shooter. Coach Del Harris was fired, and former Lakers forward Kurt Rambis finished the season as head coach. The Lakers finished with a 31–19 record during the lockout-shortened season. Although they made the playoffs, they were swept by the San Antonio Spurs, led by Tim Duncan and David Robinson in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. The Spurs would go on to win their first NBA title in 1999.

text: Championship seasons

text: In 1999, prior to the 1999–2000 season, the Lakers hired Phil Jackson as head coach, and the team's fortunes soon changed. Jackson immediately challenged O'Neal, telling him "the [NBA's] MVP trophy should be named after him when he retired."[44] Using Jackson's triangle offense, O'Neal and Bryant enjoyed tremendous success, leading the Lakers to three consecutive titles (2000, 2001, and 2002). O'Neal was named MVP of the NBA Finals all three times and had the highest scoring average for a center in NBA Finals history.[45] In the November 10, 1999, game against the Houston Rockets, O'Neal and Charles Barkley were ejected. After O'Neal blocked a layup by Barkley, O'Neal shoved Barkley, who then threw the ball at O'Neal.[46]

text: O'Neal was also voted the 1999–2000 regular season Most Valuable Player, one vote short of becoming the first unanimous MVP in NBA history. Fred Hickman, then of CNN, instead chose Allen Iverson, then of the Philadelphia 76ers who would go on to win MVP the next season. O'Neal also won the scoring title while finishing second in rebounds and third in blocked shots. Jackson's influence resulted in a newfound commitment by O'Neal to defense, resulting in his first All-Defensive Team selection (second-team) in 2000.[47]

text: In the 2001 NBA Finals against the 76ers, O'Neal fouled out in Game 3 backing over Dikembe Mutombo, the 2000–2001 Defensive Player of the Year. "I didn't think the best defensive player in the game would be flopping like that. It's a shame that the referees buy into that", O'Neal said. "I wish he'd stand up and play me like a man instead of flopping and crying every time I back him down.[48]

text:
A month before the 2001–02 season's training camp, O'Neal had corrective surgery for a claw toe deformity in the smallest toe of his left foot.[49] He opted against a more involved surgery to return quicker.[50] He was ready for the start of the 2001–02 regular season, but the toe frequently bothered him.[49]
In January 2002, he was involved in a spectacular on-court brawl in a game against the Chicago Bulls. He punched center Brad Miller after an intentional foul to prevent a basket, resulting in a melee with Miller, forward Charles Oakley, and several other players.[51] O'Neal was suspended for three games without pay and fined $15,000.[52] For the season, O'Neal averaged 27.2 points and 10.7 rebounds, excellent statistics but below his career average; he was less of a defensive force during the season.[49]

text: Matched up against the Sacramento Kings in the 2002 Western Conference finals, O'Neal said, "There is only one way to beat us. It starts with c and ends with t." O'Neal meant "cheat" in reference to the alleged flopping of Kings' center Vlade Divac. O'Neal referred to Divac as "she", and said he would never exaggerate contact to draw a foul. "I'm a guy with no talent who has gotten this way with hard work."[53] After the 2001–2002 season, O'Neal told friends that he did not want another season of limping and being in virtually constant pain from his big right toe. His trademark mobility and explosion had been often absent. The corrective options ranged from reconstructive surgery on the toe to rehabilitation exercises with more shoe inserts and anti-inflammation medication. O'Neal was already wary of the long-term damage his frequent consumption of these medications might have. He did not want to rush a decision with his career potentially at risk.[49]

text: Toe surgery to departure

text: O'Neal missed the first 12 games of the 2002–03 season recovering from toe surgery.[54] He was sidelined with hallux rigidus, a degenerative arthritis in his toe.[55] He waited the whole summer until just before training camp for the surgery and explained, "I got hurt on company time, so I'll heal on company time."[56] O'Neal debated whether to have a more invasive surgery that would have kept him out an additional three months, but he opted against the more involved procedure.[55] The Lakers started the season with a record of 11–19.[57] At the end of the season, the Lakers had fallen to the fifth seed and failed to reach the Finals in 2003.

text: For the 2003-04 season, the team made a concerted off-season effort to improve its roster. They sought the free-agent services of forward Karl Malone and aging guard Gary Payton, but due to salary cap restrictions, could not offer either one nearly as much money as they could have made with some other teams. O'Neal assisted in the recruitment efforts and personally persuaded both men to join the squad. Ultimately, both signed, each forgoing larger salaries in favor of a chance to win an NBA championship, which neither had accomplished in his career (and which neither would achieve with the Lakers). At the beginning of the 2003–04 season, O'Neal wanted a contract extension with a pay raise on his remaining three years for $30 million. The Lakers had hoped O'Neal would take less money due to his age, physical conditioning, and games missed due to injuries. During a preseason game, O'Neal had yelled at Lakers owner Jerry Buss, "Pay me."[58] There had been increasing tension between O'Neal and Bryant. The feud climaxed during training camp prior to the 2003–2004 season when Bryant, in an interview with ESPN journalist Jim Gray, criticized O'Neal for being out of shape, a poor leader, and putting his salary demands over the best interest of the Lakers.[59]

text: The Lakers made the playoffs in 2004 and lost to the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals. Lakers assistant coach Tex Winter said, "Shaq defeated himself against Detroit. He played way too passively. He had one big game ... He's always interested in being a scorer, but he hasn't had nearly enough concentration on defense and rebounding."[60] After the series, O'Neal was angered by comments made by Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak regarding O'Neal's future with the club, as well as by the departure of Lakers coach Phil Jackson at the request of Buss. O'Neal made comments indicating that he felt the team's decisions were centered on a desire to appease Bryant to the exclusion of all other concerns, and O'Neal promptly demanded a trade. Kupchak wanted the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki in return but Mavericks owner Mark Cuban refused to let his 7-footer go. However, Miami showed interest, and eventually the two clubs agreed.[61] Winter said, "[O'Neal] left because he couldn't get what he wanted—a huge pay raise. There was no way ownership could give him what he wanted. Shaq's demands held the franchise hostage, and the way he went about it didn't please the owner too much."[62]

text: Miami Heat (2004–2008)

text: On July 14, 2004, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat for Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, Brian Grant, and a future first-round draft choice (who would turn into Jordan Farmar in the 2006 draft). O'Neal reverted from (his Lakers jersey) number 34 to number 32, which he had worn while playing for the Magic. Upon signing with the Heat, O'Neal promised the fans that he would bring a championship to Miami. He claimed one of the main reasons for wanting to be traded to Miami was because of their up-and-coming star Dwyane Wade, to whom he gave the nickname "Flash". With O'Neal on board, the new-look Heat surpassed expectations, claiming the best record in the Eastern Conference in 2004–05 with 59 wins. He played in 73 games, his most since 2001 season, averaged 22.9 points a game along with 10.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks. Shaq also made his 12th consecutive All-Star Team, made the All-NBA 1st Team, and won the Eastern Conference player of the Month award for his performance in March. O'Neal also narrowly lost the 2004–05 MVP Award to Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash in one of the closest votes in NBA history.[63]

text:
Despite being hobbled by a deep thigh bruise, O'Neal led the Heat to the Eastern Conference Finals and a Game 7 against the defending champion Detroit Pistons, losing by a narrow margin. Afterwards, O'Neal and others criticized Heat head coach Stan Van Gundy for not calling enough plays for O'Neal.[64]
In August 2005, O'Neal signed a 5-year-extension with the Heat for $100 million. Supporters applauded O'Neal's willingness to take what amounted to a pay cut and the Heat's decision to secure O'Neal's services for the long term. They contended that O'Neal was worth more than $20 million per year, particularly given that lesser players earned almost the same amount.[65]

text: In the second game of the 2005–06 season, O'Neal injured his right ankle and subsequently missed the following 18 games. Upon O'Neal's return, Van Gundy resigned, citing family reasons, and Pat Riley assumed head coach responsibilities.[56] O'Neal later referred to Van Gundy as a "frontrunner" and a "master of panic."[66] Many critics stated that Heat coach Riley correctly managed O'Neal during the rest of the season, limiting his minutes to a career low. Riley felt doing so would allow O'Neal to be healthier and fresher come playoff time. Although O'Neal averaged career lows (or near-lows) in points, rebounds, and blocks, he said in an interview "Stats don't matter. I care about winning, not stats. If I score 0 points and we win I'm happy. If I score 50, 60 points, break the records, and we lose, I'm pissed off. 'Cause I knew I did something wrong. I'll have a hell of a season if I win the championship and average 20 points a game."[67] During the 2005–06 season, the Heat recorded only a .500 record without O'Neal in the line-up.[68]

text: On April 11, 2006, O'Neal recorded his second career triple-double against the Toronto Raptors with 15 points, 11 rebounds and a career high 10 assists.[69] O'Neal finished the 2005–06 season as the league leader in field goal percentage.[69]

text: Fourth championship

text: In the 2006 NBA Playoffs, the Heat first faced the younger Chicago Bulls, and O'Neal delivered a dominating 27 point, 16 rebound and 5 blocks performance in game 1 followed by a 22-point effort in game 2 to help Miami take a 2-0 lead in the series.  Chicago would respond with two dominating performances at home to tie the series, but Miami would respond right back with a victory at home in game 5. Miami returned to Chicago and closed out the series in the 6th game, highlighted by another dominating performance by O'Neal who finished with 30 points and 20 rebounds. Miami advanced to face New Jersey, who won a surprising game 1 victory before the Heat won four straight to assure a rematch with Detroit. The Pistons had no answer for Wade throughout the series, while O'Neal delivered 21 points and 12 rebounds in game 3 followed by 27 points and 12 boards in game 4 to help Miami take a 3-2 series lead.  The Pistons would win game 5 in Detroit, and Wade would once again get injured, but the Heat held on to win game 6 with O'Neal scoring 28 points with 16 rebounds and 5 blocks to help Miami reach their first ever NBA Finals.[70]

text: In the Finals, the Heat were underdogs against the Dallas Mavericks led by Dirk Nowitzki, and the Mavericks won the first two games at home in dominating fashion.  The Heat led by Wade and a balanced effort by O'Neal, Antoine Walker and Jason Williams would go on to win all three of the next games at home, before closing out the series in Dallas to deliver the first NBA title for the franchise and O'Neal's fourth title.  With Wade carrying the offensive load, O'Neal did not need to have a dominating series, and finished with an average of 13.7 points and 10.2 rebounds for the series.[70]

text: Surgery and Wade's injury

text: In the 2006–07 season, O'Neal missed 35 games after an injury to his left knee in November required surgery.[71][72] After one of those missed games, a Christmas Day match-up against the Lakers, he ripped Jackson, who O'Neal had once called a second father, referring to his former coach as "Benedict Arnold". Jackson had previously said, "The only person I've ever [coached] that hasn't been a worker ... is probably Shaq."[73] The Heat struggled during O'Neal's absence,[74] but with his return won seven of their next eight games. Bad luck still haunted the squad, however, as Wade dislocated his left shoulder, leaving O'Neal as the focus of the team.[74] Critics doubted that O'Neal, now in his mid-thirties, could carry the team into the playoffs.[75] The Heat went on a winning streak that kept them in the race for a playoff spot, which they finally secured against the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 5.[74]

text: In a rematch of the year before, the Heat faced the Bulls in the first round of the 2006–07 NBA playoffs. The Heat struggled against the Bulls and although O'Neal put up reasonable numbers, he was not able to dominate the series. The Bulls swept the Heat, the first time in 50 years a defending NBA champion was swept in the opening round.[76] It was the first time in 13 years that O'Neal did not advance into the second round. In the 2006–07 season O'Neal reached 25,000 career points, becoming the 14th player in NBA history to accomplish that milestone. However, it was the first season in O'Neal's career that his scoring average dropped below 20 points per game.[7]

text: 2007–2008 season

text: O'Neal experienced a rough start for the 2007–08 season, averaging career lows in points, rebounds, and blocks. His role in the offense diminished, as he attempted only 10 field goals per game, versus his career average of 17. In addition, O'Neal was plagued by fouls, and during one stretch fouled out of five consecutive games. O'Neal's streak of 14 straight All-Star appearances ended that season.[7] O'Neal again missed games due to injuries, and the Heat had a 15–game losing streak.[77] According to O'Neal, Riley thought he was faking the injury.[78] During a practice in February 2008, O'Neal got into an altercation with Riley over the coach ordering a tardy Jason Williams to leave practice. The two argued face-to-face, with O'Neal poking Riley in the chest and Riley slapping his finger away. Riley soon after decided to trade O'Neal.[79] O'Neal said his relationship with Wade was not "all that good" by the time he left Miami, but he did not express disappointment at Wade for failing to stand up for him.[80]

text: O'Neal played 33 games for the Miami Heat in the 2007–08 season prior to being traded to the Phoenix Suns.  O'Neal started all 33 games and averaged 14.2 points per game.  Following the trade to Phoenix, O'Neal averaged 12.9 ppg while starting all 28 games with the Suns.

text: Phoenix Suns (2008–2009)

text: The Phoenix Suns acquired O'Neal in February 2008 from the league-worst Miami Heat, who had a record at the time of the trade of 9-37, in exchange for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks.[81] O'Neal made his Suns debut on February 20, 2008, against his former Lakers team, scoring 15 points and grabbing 9 rebounds in the process. The Lakers won, 130–124. O'Neal was upbeat in a post-game press conference, stating: "I will take the blame for this loss because I wasn't in tune with the guys [...] But give me four or five days to really get in tune and I'll get it."[82]

text: In 28 regular-season games, O'Neal averaged 12.9 points and 10.6 rebounds,[83] good enough to make the playoffs. One of the reasons for the trade was to limit Tim Duncan in the event of a postseason matchup between the Suns and the San Antonio Spurs, especially after the Suns' six-game elimination by the Spurs in the 2007 NBA Playoffs.[84] O'Neal and the Phoenix Suns did face the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, but they were once again eliminated, in five games. O'Neal averaged 15.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.[83]

text: O'Neal preferred his new situation with the Suns over the Heat. "I love playing for this coach and I love playing with these guys", O'Neal said. "We have professionals who know what to do. No one is asking me to play with [his former Heat teammates] Chris Quinn or Ricky Davis. I'm actually on a team again." Riley felt O'Neal was wrong for maligning his former teammates. O'Neal responded with an expletive toward Riley, whom he often referred to as the "great Pat Riley" while playing for the Heat.[85] O'Neal credited the Suns training staff with prolonging his career.[86] They connected his arthritic toe, which would not bend, to the alteration of his jump that consequently was straining his leg. The trainers had him concentrate on building his core strength, flexibility, and balance.[87]

text: The 2008–09 season improved for O'Neal, who averaged 18 pts, 9 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks through the first half (41 games) of the season, leading the Suns to a 23–18 record and 2nd place in their division.[88] He returned to the All-Star Game in 2009 and emerged as co-MVP along with ex-teammate Kobe Bryant.

text: On February 27, 2009, O'Neal scored 45 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, his 49th career 40-point game, beating the Toronto Raptors 133–113.

text: In a matchup against Orlando on March 3, 2009, O'Neal was outscored by Magic center Dwight Howard, 21–19. "I'm really too old to be trying to outscore 18-year-olds", O'Neal said, referring to the then 23-year-old Howard. "It's not really my role anymore." O'Neal was double-teamed most of the night. "I like to play people one-on-one. My whole career I had to play people one-on-one. Never once had to double or ask for a double. But it's cool", said O'Neal. During the game, O'Neal flopped against Howard. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, who had coached O'Neal with the Heat, was "very disappointed cause [O'Neal] knows what it's like. Let's stand up and play like men, and I think our guy did that tonight."[89]  O'Neal responded, "Flopping is playing like that your whole career. I was trying to take the charge, trying to get a call. It probably was a flop, but flopping is the wrong use of words. Flopping would describe his coaching."[90] Mark Madsen, a Lakers teammate of O'Neal's for three years, found it amusing since "everyone in the league tries to flop on Shaq and Shaq never flops back."[91] In a 2006 interview in TIME, O'Neal said if he were NBA commissioner, he would "Make a guy have to beat a guy—not flop and get calls and be nice to the referees and kiss ass."[92]

text: On March 6, O'Neal talked about the upcoming game against the Rockets and Yao Ming. "It's not going to be man-on-man, so don't even try that," says O'Neal with an incredulous laugh. "They're going to double and triple me like everybody else ... I rarely get to play [Yao] one-on-one ... But when I play him (on defense), it's just going to be me down there. So don't try to make it a Yao versus Shaq thing, when it's Shaq versus four other guys."[93]

text: The 2009 NBA Playoffs was also the first time since O'Neal's rookie season in 1992–93 that he did not participate in the playoffs. He was named as a member of the All-NBA Third Team. The Suns notified O'Neal he might be traded to cut costs.[94]

text: Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2010)

text: On June 25, 2009, O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Sasha Pavlovic, Ben Wallace, $500,000, and a 2010-second round draft pick.[95] Upon arriving in Cleveland, O'Neal said, "My motto is very simple: Win a Ring for the King", referring to LeBron James.[96] James was the leader of the team, and O'Neal deferred to him.[97] On February 25, 2010, O'Neal suffered a severe right thumb injury while attempting to go up for a shot against Glen Davis of the Boston Celtics.[98] He had surgery on the thumb on March 1 and returned to play in time for the first round of the playoffs.[99] After defeating the Chicago Bulls in the first round, the Cavaliers went on to lose to the Boston Celtics in the second round. In September 2016, O'Neal said: "When I was in Cleveland, we were in first place. Big Baby [Glen Davis] breaks my hand and I had to sit out five weeks late in the year. I come back finally in the first round of the playoffs, and we lost to Boston in the second round. I was upset. I know for a fact if I was healthy, we would have gotten it done that year and won a ring."[100] O'Neal averaged career lows in almost every major statistical category during the 2009–10 season, taking on a much less significant role than in previous years.

text: Boston Celtics (2010–2011)

text: Upon hearing Bryant comment that he had more rings than O'Neal, Wyc Grousbeck, principal owner of the Celtics, saw an opportunity to acquire O'Neal.[101] Celtics coach Doc Rivers agreed to the signing on the condition that O'Neal would not receive preferential treatment nor could he cause any locker room problems like in Los Angeles or Miami.[102] On August 4, 2010, the Celtics announced that they had signed O'Neal.[103] The contract was for two years at the veteran minimum salary for a total contract value of $2.8 million.[104] O'Neal wanted the larger mid-level exception contract, but the Celtics chose instead to give it to Jermaine O'Neal.[105] The Atlanta Hawks and the Dallas Mavericks also expressed interest but had stalled on O'Neal's salary demands.[106][107] He was introduced by the Celtics on August 10, 2010, and chose the number 36.[108]

text: O'Neal said he didn't "compete with little guys who run around dominating the ball, throwing up 30 shots a night—like D–Wade, Kobe." O'Neal added that he was only competing against Duncan: "If Tim Duncan gets five rings, then that gives some writer the chance to say 'Duncan is the best,' and I can't have that."[109] Publicly, he insisted he did not care whether he started or substituted for the Celtics, but expected to be part of the second unit.[109] Privately, he wanted to start, but kept it to himself.[110] O'Neal missed games throughout the season due to an assortment of ailments to his right leg[111] including knee,[112] calf,[113] hip,[114] and Achilles injuries.[115] The Celtics traded away center Kendrick Perkins in February partially due to the expectation that O'Neal would return to fill Perkins' role. The Celtics were 33–10 in games Perkins had missed during the year due to injury,[111] and they were 19–3 in games that O'Neal played over 20 minutes.[116] After requesting a cortisone shot, O'Neal returned April 3 after missing 27 games due to his Achilles; he played only five minutes due to a strained right calf.[111][117] It was the last regular season game he would play that year.[118]  O'Neal missed the first round of the 2011 playoffs. He insisted on more cortisone shots and returned in the second round, but he was limited to 12 minutes in two games as the Heat eliminated the Celtics from the playoffs.[119][120]

text: On June 1, 2011, O'Neal announced his retirement via social media.[121][122] On a short tape on Twitter, O'Neal tweeted, "We did it. Nineteen years, baby. I want to thank you very much. That's why I'm telling you first. I'm about to retire. Love you. Talk to you soon." On June 3, 2011, O'Neal held a press conference at his home in Orlando to officially announce his retirement.[123]

text: National team career

text: While in college, O'Neal was considered for the Dream Team to fill the college spot, but it eventually went to future teammate Christian Laettner.[124] His national team career began in the 1994 FIBA World Championship in which he was named MVP of the Tournament. While he led the Dream Team II to the gold medal with an 8–0 record, O'Neal averaged 18 points and 8.5 rebounds and recorded two double-doubles. In four games, he scored more than 20 points. Before 2010, he was the last active American player to have a gold from the FIBA World Cup.

text: He was one of two players (the other being Reggie Miller) from the 1994 roster to be also named to the Dream Team III. Due to more star-power, he rotated with Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson and started 3 games. He averaged 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds with 8 total blocks. Again, a perfect 8–0 record landed him another gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. O'Neal was upset that coach Lenny Wilkens played Robinson more minutes in the final game; Wilkens previously explained to O'Neal that it would probably be Robinson's last Olympics.[125]

text: After his 1996 experience, he declined to play in international competition. He was angered by being overlooked for the 1999 FIBA AmeriCup squad, saying it was a "lack of respect".[126] He forwent an opportunity to participate in the 2000 Olympics, explaining that two gold medals were enough.[127] Shaq also chose not to play in the 2002 FIBA World Championship.[128] He rejected an offer to play in the 2004 Olympics,[129] and although he was initially interested in being named for 2006–2008 US preliminary roster,[130] he eventually declined the invitation.[131]

text: Player profile

text: O'Neal established himself as an overpowering low post presence, putting up career averages of 23.7 points on .582 field goal accuracy, 10.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.

text: At 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), 330 lb (150 kg; 24 st)[132] and U.S. shoe size 23,[54] he became famous for his physical stature. His physical frame gave him a power advantage over most opponents.  On two occasions during his first season in the NBA his powerful dunks broke the steel backboard supports, prompting the league to increase the brace strength and stability of the backboards for the following 1993–94 season.[133]

text: O'Neal's "drop step", (called the "Black Tornado" by O'Neal) in which he posted up a defender, turned around and, using his elbows for leverage, powered past him for a very high-percentage slam dunk, proved an effective offensive weapon. In addition, O'Neal frequently used a right-handed jump hook shot to score near the basket. The ability to dunk contributed to his career field goal accuracy of .582, second only to Artis Gilmore as the highest field goal percentage of all time.[134] He led the NBA in field goal percentage 10 times, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record of nine.[54]

text: Opposing teams often used up many fouls on O'Neal, reducing the playing time of their own big men. O'Neal's imposing physical presence inside the paint caused dramatic changes in many teams' offensive and defensive strategies.[135]

text: O'Neal's primary weakness was his free throw shooting, with a career average of 52.7%. He once missed all 11 of his free throw attempts in a game against the Seattle SuperSonics on December 8, 2000, a record.[136] O'Neal believes his free throw woes were a mental issue, as he often shot 80 percent in practice.[137] In hope of exploiting O'Neal's poor foul shooting, opponents often committed intentional fouls against him, a tactic known as "Hack-a-Shaq". O'Neal was the third-ranked player all-time in free throws taken,[138] having attempted 11,252 free-throws in 1,207 games up to and including the 2010–11 season. On December 25, 2008, O'Neal missed his 5,000th free throw, becoming the second player in NBA history to do so, along with Chamberlain.[139]

text: O'Neal only made one three point shot during his entire career. He made the shot during the 1995–96 NBA season with the Orlando Magic. His career three point shot record is 1 for 22 (a 4.5% career percentage).

text: O'Neal was a capable defender, named three times to the All-NBA Second Defensive Team. His presence intimidated opposing players shooting near the basket, and he averaged 2.3 blocked shots per game over the course of his career.[140]

text: Phil Jackson believed O'Neal underachieved in his career, saying he "could and should have been the MVP player for 10 consecutive seasons."[141] The Lakers retired his No. 34 jersey on April 2, 2013.[142]

text: On  February 26, 2016, the Miami Heat announced that it would retire O'Neal's No. 32 jersey during the 2016–17 season, making O'Neal one of just 32 athletes in American professional sports history to have their jersey retired by multiple teams.[143][144] The Heat eventually retired his jersey on December 22, 2016, during halftime of a game against his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers.

text: Media personality

text: O'Neal called himself "The Big Aristotle" and "Hobo Master" for his composure and insights during interviews. Journalists and others gave O'Neal several nicknames including "'Shaq'", "The Diesel", "Shaq Fu", "The Big Daddy", "Superman", "The Big Agave", "The Big Cactus", "The Big Shaqtus", "The Big Galactus", "Wilt Chamberneezy", "The Big Baryshnikov", "The Real Deal", "The Big Shamrock", "The Big Leprechaun", "Shaqovic",[145][146] and "The Big Conductor".[147] Although he was a favorite interviewee of the press, O'Neal was sensitive and often went weeks without speaking.[148] When he did not want to speak with the press, he employed an interview technique whereby, sitting in front of his cubicle, he would murmur in his low-pitched voice.[148][149]

text: During the 2000 Screen Actors Guild strike, O'Neal performed in a commercial for Disney. O'Neal was fined by the union for crossing the picket line.[150][151]

text: O'Neal's humorous and sometimes incendiary comments fueled the Los Angeles Lakers' long-standing rivalry with the Sacramento Kings; O'Neal frequently referred to the Sacramento team as the "Queens."[152][153][154] During the 2002 victory parade, O'Neal declared that Sacramento would never be the capital of California,[155] after the Lakers beat the Kings in a tough seven game series en route to its third championship with O'Neal.

text: He also received media flak for mocking Chinese people when interviewed about newcomer center Yao Ming. O'Neal told a reporter, "you tell Yao Ming, ching chong yang, wah, ah so."[156] O'Neal later said it was locker room humor and he meant no offense. Yao believed that O'Neal was joking, but he said a lot of Asians wouldn't see the humor.[157] Yao joked, "Chinese is hard to learn. I had trouble with it when I was little."[158] O'Neal later admitted that he regretted how he treated Yao early in his career.[159]

text: During the 2005 NBA playoffs, O'Neal compared his poor play to Erick Dampier,[160] a Dallas Mavericks center who had failed to score a single point in one of their recent games. The quip inspired countless citations and references by announcers during those playoffs, though Dampier himself offered little response to the insult. The two would meet in the 2006 NBA Finals.[161]

text: O'Neal was very vocal with the media, often making jabs at former Laker teammate Kobe Bryant. In the summer of 2005, when asked about Bryant, he responded, "I'm sorry, who?" and continued to pretend that he did not know who Bryant was until well into the 2005–06 season.[162]

text: O'Neal also appeared on television on Saturday Night Live (he was initially picked to host the second episode of season 24 in 1998, but had to back down due to scheduling conflicts, being replaced by Kelsey Grammer); however, he did appear in two sketches during the episode) and in 2007 hosted Shaq's Big Challenge, a reality show on ABC in which he challenged Florida kids to lose weight and stay in shape.

text: When the Lakers faced the Heat on January 16, 2006, O'Neal and Bryant made headlines by engaging in handshakes and hugs before the game, an event that was believed to signify the end of the so-called "Bryant–O'Neal feud" that had festered since the center left Los Angeles. O'Neal was quoted as saying that he accepted the advice of NBA legend Bill Russell to make peace with Bryant.[163] However, on June 22, 2008, O'Neal freestyled a diss rap about Bryant in a New York club. While rapping, O'Neal blamed Bryant for his divorce from his wife Shaunie and claims to have received a vasectomy, as part of a rhyme. He also taunted Bryant for not being able to win a championship without him. O'Neal led the audience to mockingly chant several times "Kobe, tell me how my ass tastes."[164] O'Neal justified his act by saying "I was freestyling. That's all. It was all done in fun. Nothing serious whatsoever. That is what MCs do. They freestyle when called upon. I'm totally cool with Kobe. No issue at all."[165] Although even other exponents of hip hop, such as Snoop Dogg, Nas and Cory Gunz, agreed with O'Neal,[166] Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio expressed his intention to relieve O'Neal of his Maricopa County sheriff posse badge, due to "use of a racially derogatory word and other foul language". The racial quote from his song was "it's like a white boy trying to be more nigga than me."[167]

text: Off the court

text: Education

text:
O'Neal left LSU for the NBA after three years. However, he promised his mother he would eventually return to his studies and complete his bachelor's degree. He fulfilled that promise in 2000, earning his bachelor of arts in general studies.[168] Coach Phil Jackson let O'Neal miss a home game so he could attend graduation. At the ceremony, he told the crowd "now I can go and get a real job".
Subsequently, O'Neal earned an MBA online through the University of Phoenix in 2005. In reference to his completion of his MBA degree, he stated: "It's just something to have on my resume for when I go back into reality. Someday I might have to put down a basketball and have a regular 9-to-5 like everybody else."[169]

text: Toward the end of his playing career, he began work on an Ed.D. in Human Resource Development at Barry University.[170][171] His doctoral capstone[172][173] topic was "The Duality of Humor and Aggression in Leadership Styles".[170][174] O'Neal received his degree in 2012.[175] O'Neal told a reporter for ABC News that he plans to further his education still by attending law school.[176]

text: O'Neal has also studied directing and cinematography with the New York Film Academy's Filmmaking Conservatory.[177]

text: Law enforcement

text: O'Neal maintained a high level of interest in the workings of police departments and became personally involved in law enforcement. O'Neal went through the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Reserve Academy and became a reserve officer with the Los Angeles Port Police. He appeared in a commercial for ESPN in Miami Police garb climbing a tree to rescue LSU's costumed mascot Mike the Tiger.[citation needed]

text: On March 2, 2005, O'Neal was given an honorary U.S. Deputy Marshal title and named the spokesman for the Safe Surfin' Foundation; he served an honorary role on the task force of the same name, which tracks down sexual predators who target children on the Internet.[178]

text: Upon his trade to Miami, O'Neal began training to become a Miami Beach reserve officer. On December 8, 2005, he was sworn in, but elected for a private ceremony to avoid distracting attention from the other officers. He assumed a $1 per year salary in this capacity.[179] Shortly thereafter, in Miami, O'Neal witnessed a hate crime (assaulting a man while calling out homophobic slurs) and called Miami-Dade police, describing the suspect and helping police, over his cell phone, track the offender.[179] O'Neal's actions resulted in the arrest of two suspects on charges of aggravated battery, assault, and a hate crime.[180]

text: In September 2006, O'Neal took part in a raid on a home in rural Bedford County, Virginia. O'Neal had been made an "honorary deputy" by the local sheriff's department. O'Neal was not qualified as a SWAT officer.[181]

text: In December 2016, O'Neal was sworn in as a sheriff's deputy in Jonesboro, Georgia as part of Clayton County, Georgia Sheriff's Department. O'Neal holds the county record of Tallest Sheriff's Deputy.[182]

text: Music career

text:
Shaquille O'NealGenres
Hip hopOccupation(s)
RapperYears active
1993–2001; 2017Labels
Jive, Interscope, A&M, TraumaAssociated acts
Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz, DJ Kayslay

text: Beginning in 1993, O'Neal began to compose rap music. He released five studio albums and 1 compilation album. Although his rapping abilities were criticized at the outset,[183][184] one critic credited him with "progressing as a rapper in small steps, not leaps and bounds".[185] His 1993 debut album, Shaq Diesel, received platinum certification from the RIAA.

text: O'Neal was featured alongside Michael Jackson as a guest rapper on "2 Bad", a song from Jackson's 1995 album HIStory. He contributed three tracks, including the song "We Genie", to the Kazaam soundtrack.[186] O'Neal was also featured in Aaron Carter's 2001 hit single "That's How I Beat Shaq". Shaq also appears on the music video for the release.[187]

text: Shaquille O'Neal conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra at the Boston Symphony Hall on December 20, 2010.

text: In July 2017, O'Neal released a diss track aimed at LaVar Ball, the father of NBA point guard Lonzo Ball. The three minute song was released in response to Ball claiming him and his younger son LaMelo, would beat O'Neal and his son Shareef in a game of basketball.

text: Acting

text: Starting with Blue Chips and Kazaam, O'Neal appeared in movies that were panned by some critics.[188][189]

text: O'Neal is one of the first African Americans to portray a major comic book superhero in a motion picture, having starred as John Henry Irons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Steel. He is preceded only by Michael Jai White, whose film Spawn was released two weeks before Steel.

text: O'Neal appeared as himself on an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, bedridden after Larry David's character accidentally tripped him while stretching, and in two episodes each of My Wife and Kids and The Parkers. He appeared in cameo roles in the films, Freddy Got Fingered, Jack and Jill and Scary Movie 4. O'Neal appeared in the 311 music video for the hit single "You Wouldn't Believe" in 2001, in P. Diddy's video for "Bad Boys 4 Life", the video for Aaron Carter's "That's How I Beat Shaq", and the video for Owl City's "Vanilla Twilight". O'Neal appeared in the movie CB4 in a small "interviewing" scene. O'Neal appeared in a SportsCenter commercial dressed in his Miami police uniform, rescuing Mike the Tiger from a tree. O'Neal reportedly wanted a role in the film X2 (the second in the X-Men film series), but was ignored by the filmmakers.[190] O'Neal appeared as Officer Fluzoo in the comedy sequel Grown Ups 2.

text: He voiced animated versions of himself on several occasions, including in the animated series Static Shock (episode "Static Shaq"), in Johnny Bravo (episode "Back on Shaq"), in Uncle Grandpa (episode "Perfect Kid"),[citation needed] and in The Lego Movie. He also had a voice over role in the 2013 film, The Smurfs 2.[191]

text: Video games

text:
O'Neal was featured on the covers of video games NBA Live 96, NBA 2K6, NBA 2K7, NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC, NBA Hoopz, and NBA Inside Drive 2004.[192][193][194][195]
O'Neal appeared in the arcade version of NBA Jam (1993), NBA Jam (2003) and NBA Live 2004 as a current player and as a 1990s All-Star. O'Neal starred in Shaq Fu, a fighting game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis. O'Neal also appeared in Backyard Basketball in 2004, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 as a playable boxer, and as an unlockable character in Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. O'Neal was also an unlockable character in UFC Undisputed 2010.[196] A sequel, Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn, is set for release in 2018.[197]

text: Television

text: O'Neal and his mother, Lucille Harrison, were featured in the documentary film Apple Pie, which aired on ESPN.[198][199] O'Neal had a 2005 reality series on ESPN, Shaquille,[200] and hosted a series called Shaq's Big Challenge on ABC.[201]

text: O'Neal appeared on NBA Ballers and NBA Ballers: Phenom,[202] in the 2002 Discovery Channel special Motorcycle Mania 2 requesting an exceptionally large bike to fit his large size famed custom motorcycle builder Jesse James,[203] in the first Idol Gives Back in 2007,[204] on an episode of Fear Factor,[205] and on an episode of MTV's Jackass, where he was lifted off the ground on Wee Man's back.[206] O'Neal was a wrestling fan and made appearances at many WWE events.[207]

text: O'Neal was pranked on the MTV show Punk'd when a crew member accused him of stealing his parking space. After O'Neal and his wife went into a restaurant, Ashton Kutcher's crew members let the air out of O'Neal's tires. O'Neal and the crew member then got into an altercation and after Kutcher told O'Neal he had been Punk'd, O'Neal made an obscene gesture at the camera.[208][209]

text: O'Neal starred in a reality show called Shaq Vs. which premiered on August 18, 2009, on ABC.[210]  The show featured O'Neal competing against other athletes at their own sports.[211]

text: On July 14, 2011, O'Neal announced that he would join Turner Network Television (TNT) as an analyst on its NBA basketball games, joining Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley.[212]

text: He hosted the show Upload with Shaquille O'Neal which aired on TruTV for one season.

text: In September 2015 whilst promoting sportswear giant Reebok in South Korea, O'Neal joined the cast in the South Korean variety television show Off to School where he went to Seo Incheon High School. The show features various celebrities attending a selected high school as students for three days.[213] The producer of the show, Kim No Eun said, "We've worked hard on our guest list this season, so Chu Sung Hoon will be appearing on a cable channel for the first time. Shaquille O'Neal will be on the show as well. We succeeded in casting him after a lot of effort. O'Neal will be visiting Korea for a promotion and will be visiting the school on the last day. He will have lunch with the students. We're even preparing a big match between Chu Sung Hoon and Shaquille O'Neal. We're specially preparing a uniform for Shaquille O'Neal."[214][215][216]

text: Advertising

text: O'Neal has made numerous appearances in television commercials, including several Pepsi commercials, such as one from 1995 which parodied shows like I Love Lucy (the "Job Switching" episode), Bonanza, and Woody Woodpecker; various 1990s Reebok commercials; Nestlé Crunch commercials; Gold Bond products; The General insurance commercials; and IcyHot commercials.

text: Mixed martial arts

text: O'Neal began training in mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2000. At Jonathan Burke's Gracie Gym, he trained in boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and wrestling. At the gym, he used the nickname Diesel.[217] O'Neal challenged kickboxer and mixed martial artist Choi Hong-man to a mixed martial arts rules bout in a YouTube video posted on June 17, 2009. Hong-man replied to an email asking him if he would like to fight O'Neal saying "Yes, if there is a chance." Hong-man also responded to a question asking if O'Neal had a chance of winning with a simple "No."[218] On August 28, 2010, at UFC 118 in Boston, O'Neal reiterated his desire to fight Choi in an interview.[219]

text: Professional wrestling

text: A lifelong professional wrestling fan, O'Neal has made numerous appearances at televised events over the years for three different promotions.

text: In 1994, O'Neal made several appearances in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), including at the Bash at the Beach pay per view, where he presented the title belt to the winner of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match between Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair.[220]

text: In July 2009, O'Neal served as the guest host for a live broadcast of WWE's Monday Night Raw.  As part of the show, O'Neal got into a physical altercation with seven-foot tall wrestler Big Show.[221]

text: In September 2012, O'Neal made a guest appearance on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Impact Wrestling program, where he had a backstage segment with Hulk Hogan.[222]

text: In April 2016, O'Neal participated in his first ever match, when he was a surprise celebrity entry in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32.[223]  O'Neal eliminated Damien Sandow, and had another confrontation with Big Show before being eliminated himself by most of the other wrestlers.[224]

text: In July at the 2016 ESPY Awards on the red carpet, Show and Shaq had another brief confrontation.[225] A match was proposed for WrestleMania 33, which Shaq accepted.[226][227] In January 2017, the two began calling each other out on social media, posting workout videos of themselves preparing for the potential match.[228][229] After weeks of discussion, the match was cancelled. According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the match was canceled due to monetary reasons, as both parties could not agree on a deal.[230] Big Show later stated it was scheduling issues on Shaq's part that caused the cancellation.[231]

text: Business ventures

text: O'Neal is also an active businessman and investor. He was an active bond investor in the early 1990s but continued to wade into stocks and made investments in various companies such as General Electric, Apple, and PepsiCo. He described what has worked best for him in stock investing was where he felt a personal connection with the company.[232] He has also been an active real estate entrepreneur. O'Neal was looking to expand his business ventures with real-estate development projects aimed at assisting Orlando home owners facing foreclosure. His plans involved buying the mortgages of those who had fallen into foreclosure and then selling the homes back to them under more affordable terms. He would make a small profit in return, but wanted to make an investment in Orlando and help out homeowners.[233]

text:
In conjunction with Boraie Development, O'Neal has developed projects in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey including, CityPlex12 and One Riverview.
[234][235][236][237]
[238]

text: O'Neal is on the advisory board for Tout Industries, a social video service startup company based in San Francisco.[122] He received the position in return for breaking news of his NBA retirement on the service.[239]

text: In September 2013, O'Neal became a minority owner of the Sacramento Kings.[240]

text: In June 2015, O'Neal invested in technology startup Loyale3 Holdings Inc., a San Francisco brokerage firm whose website and mobile app enables companies to sell a piece of their IPOs directly to small investors who put up as a little as $100 and also allows investors to regularly buy small amounts of shares in already public companies.[232]

text: O'Neal is an investor for eSports team NRG Esports.[241] He has also appeared in television commercials promoting the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league ELeague.[242]

text: In late 2016 O'Neal purchased the Krispy Kreme location at 295 Ponce de Leon Avenue Atlanta, GA. O'Neal is also the Global Spokesperson for the company.[243]

text: Personal life

text: O'Neal was raised by a Baptist mother and a Muslim stepfather.[244] Both Robin Wright in her book Rock the Casbah as well as the Los Angeles Times have identified O'Neal as a Muslim.[245][246][247] However, O'Neal has said, "I'm Muslim, I'm Jewish, I'm Buddhist, I'm everybody 'cause I'm a people person."[248]

text: Marriage to Shaunie

text: O'Neal married Shaunie Nelson on December 26, 2002. The couple have four children: Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir, and Mearah. Nelson also has one son from a previous relationship, Myles. On September 4, 2007, O'Neal filed for divorce from Shaunie in a Miami-Dade Circuit court. Shaunie later said that the couple had gotten back together and that the divorce was withdrawn. However, on November 10, 2009, Shaunie filed an intent to divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.[249]

text: In 2015, Shareef was seen in high school basketball highlights as a 6-foot-7-inch (2.01 m) freshman power forward, and had been described to have "polar opposite playing style to his father" due to his more athletic build and better shooting range.[250][251] Shareef, later rated as a top-30 prospect in the recruiting class of 2018, had committed to play college basketball at the University of Arizona, but rescinded the commitment in February 2018 after Arizona head coach Sean Miller was linked to potential major violations of NCAA recruiting rules.[252]

text: Girlfriends

text: O'Neal also has a daughter from a previous relationship with his ex-girlfriend Arnetta Yarbourgh, Taheara O'Neal.[253]

text: In summer 2010, O'Neal began dating reality TV star Nicole "Hoopz" Alexander.[254][255] The couple resided at O'Neal's home in Sudbury, Massachusetts,[256] and later split in 2012.[257]

text: Since 2014 O'Neal has been dating Laticia Rolle, a model, originally from Gardner, Massachusetts.[258]

text: Outside of Basketball

text: In June 2005 when Hall of Fame center George Mikan died, O'Neal, who considered Mikan to be a major influence, extended an offer to his family to pay all of the funeral expenses, which they accepted.[259]

text: O'Neal is a 2009 inductee of the New Jersey Hall of Fame.[260] O'Neal became a Freemason in 2011, becoming a member of Widow's Son Lodge No. 28 in Boston.[261] O'Neal is a Prince Hall Freemason.[262][263][264]

text: On January 31, 2012, O'Neal was honored as one of the 35 Greatest McDonald's All-Americans.[265]

text: O'Neal is a fan of the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils, who play in his hometown of Newark, and has been seen at several games over the years.[266] On January 11, 2014, O'Neal performed the ceremonial first puck and drove a Zamboni for a game between the Devils and the Florida Panthers.[267] O'Neal is also a fan of English football club Northampton Town, and has posted videos of support to their official YouTube page.[268]

text: O'Neal endorsed Republican New Jersey governor Chris Christie in his 2013 reelection bid, appearing in a television advertisement.[269]

text: NBA career statistics

text:
Legend

  GP

Games played

  GS

Games started

 MPG

Minutes per game

 FG%

Field goal percentage

 3P%

3-point field goal percentage

 FT%

Free throw percentage

 RPG

Rebounds per game

 APG

Assists per game

 SPG

Steals per game

 BPG

Blocks per game

 PPG

Points per game

 Bold

Career high

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†

Denotes seasons in which O'Neal won an NBA championship

*

Led the league

text: Regular season

text:
Year

Team

GP

GS

MPG

FG%

3P%

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

PPG

1992–93

Orlando

81
81
37.9
.562
.000
.592
13.9
1.9
.7
3.5
23.4

1993–94

Orlando

81
81
39.8
.599*
.000
.554
13.2
2.4
.9
2.9
29.3

1994–95

Orlando

79
79
37.0
.583
.000
.533
11.4
2.7
.9
2.4
29.3*

1995–96

Orlando

54
52
36.0
.573
.500
.487
11.0
2.9
.6
2.1
26.6

1996–97

L.A. Lakers

51
51
38.1
.557
.000
.484
12.5
3.1
.9
2.9
26.2

1997–98

L.A. Lakers

60
57
36.3
.584*
.000
.527
11.4
2.4
.7
2.4
28.3

1998–99

L.A. Lakers

49
49
34.8
.576*
.000
.540
10.7
2.3
.7
1.7
26.3

1999–00†

L.A. Lakers

79
79
40.0
.574*
.000
.524
13.6
3.8
.5
3.0
29.7*

2000–01†

L.A. Lakers

74
74
39.5
.572*
.000
.513
12.7
3.7
.6
2.8
28.7

2001–02†

L.A. Lakers

67
66
36.1
.579*
.000
.555
10.7
3.0
.6
2.0
27.2

2002–03

L.A. Lakers

67
66
37.8
.574
.000
.622
11.1
3.1
.6
2.4
27.5

2003–04

L.A. Lakers

67
67
36.8
.584*
.000
.490
11.5
2.9
.5
2.5
21.5

2004–05

Miami

73
73
34.1
.601*
.000
.461
10.4
2.7
.5
2.3
22.9

2005–06†

Miami

59
58
30.6
.600*
.000
.469
9.2
1.9
.4
1.8
20.0

2006–07

Miami

40
39
28.4
.591
.000
.422
7.4
2.0
.2
1.4
17.3

2007–08

Miami

33
33
28.6
.581
.000
.494
7.8
1.4
.6
1.6
14.2

2007–08

Phoenix

28
28
28.7
.611
.000
.513
10.6
1.7
.5
1.2
12.9

2008–09

Phoenix

75
75
30.0
.609*
.000
.595
8.4
1.7
.6
1.4
17.8

2009–10

Cleveland

53
53
23.4
.566
.000
.496
6.7
1.5
.3
1.2
12.0

2010–11

Boston

37
36
20.3
.667
.000
.557
4.8
.7
.4
1.1
9.2

Career

1,207
1,197
34.7
.582
.045
.527
10.9
2.5
.6
2.3
23.7

All-Star

12
9
22.8
.551
.000
.452
8.1
1.4
1.1
1.6
16.8

text: Playoffs

text:
Year

Team

GP

GS

MPG

FG%

3P%

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

PPG

1994

Orlando

3
3
42.0
.511
.000
.471
13.3
2.3
.7
3.0
20.7

1995

Orlando

21
21
38.3
.577
.000
.571
11.9
3.3
.9
1.9
25.7

1996

Orlando

12
12
38.3
.606
.000
.393
10.0
4.6
.8
1.3
25.8

1997

L.A. Lakers

9
9
36.2
.514
.000
.610
10.6
3.2
.6
1.9
26.9

1998

L.A. Lakers

13
13
38.5
.612
.000
.503
10.2
2.9
.5
2.6
30.5

1999

L.A. Lakers

8
8
39.4
.510
.000
.466
11.6
2.3
.9
2.9
26.6

2000†

L.A. Lakers

23
23
43.5
.566
.000
.456
15.4
3.1
.6
2.4
30.7

2001†

L.A. Lakers

16
16
42.3
.555
.000
.525
15.4
3.2
.4
2.4
30.4

2002†

L.A. Lakers

19
19
40.8
.529
.000
.649
12.6
2.8
.5
2.5
28.5

2003

L.A. Lakers

12
12
40.1
.535
.000
.621
14.8
3.7
.6
2.8
27.0

2004

L.A. Lakers

22
22
41.7
.593
.000
.429
13.2
2.5
.3
2.8
21.5

2005

Miami

13
13
33.2
.558
.000
.472
7.8
1.9
.4
1.5
19.4

2006†

Miami

23
23
33.0
.612
.000
.374
9.8
1.7
.5
1.5
18.4

2007

Miami

4
4
30.3
.559
.000
.333
8.5
1.3
.3
1.5
18.8

2008

Phoenix

5
5
30.0
.440
.000
.500
9.2
1.0
1.0
2.6
15.2

2010

Cleveland

11
11
22.1
.516
.000
.660
5.5
1.4
.2
1.2
11.5

2011

Boston

2
0
6.0
.500
.000
.000
.0
.5
.5
.0
1.0

Career

216
214
37.5
.563
.000
.504
11.6
2.7
.5
2.1
24.3

text: Discography

text:
Shaq Diesel (1993)
Shaq Fu: Da Return (1994)
You Can't Stop the Reign (1996)
Respect (1998)
Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1 (Unreleased)

text: Filmography

text: Films

text:
Year

Title

Role

Notes

1994

Blue Chips

Neon Boudeaux

1996

Kazaam

Kazaam

1997

Good Burger

Himself

Steel

John Henry Irons / Steel

1998

He Got Game

Himself

2001

The Wash

Norman

Freddy Got Fingered

Himself

2004

After the Sunset

2006

Scary Movie 4

2008

The House Bunny

2011

Jack and Jill

2013

Grown Ups 2

Officer Fluzoo

The Smurfs 2

Smooth Smurf (Voice)

2014

The Lego Movie

Himself (Voice)

Blended

Doug

2018

Show Dogs

Karma (Voice)

Uncle Drew

Big Fella

text: Television

text:
Year

Title

Role

Notes

1996

Arliss

Himself

Episode: "A Man of Our Times"

2001

For Your Love

Episode:" The Model Client"

My Wife and Kids

2 Episodes

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Episode: "Shaq"

2002

Static Shock

Episode: "Static Shaq"

2002–04

The Parkers

2 Episodes

2003

The Bernie Mac Show

Episode: "Eye of the Tiger"

2004

The Tracy Morgan Show

Episode: "Career Day"

Johnny Bravo'

Episode: "Back on Shaq"

2009

WWE Raw

2011

The Cleveland Show

Episode: "A Short Story and a Tall Tale"

2013

Real Husbands of Hollywood

Episode: "Retreat for Couples"

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2 Episodes

Southland

Detective Earl Dayton

Episode: "The Felix Paradox"

2014

Uncle Grandpa

Himself

Episode: "The Perfect Kid"

2015–16

Fresh Off the Boat

2 Episodes

2015

Off to School

Episodes 59-62

2017–18

The Simpsons

2017

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Guest Host, October 30, 2017[270]

text: Awards and nominations

text:
Year

Nominated work

Category

Result

CableACE Awards

1996

Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal

Children's Special - 7 and Older

Won

Golden Raspberry Awards

1995

Blue Chips

Worst New Star

Nominated

1998

Steel

Worst Actor

Nominated

2015

Blended

Worst Supporting Actor

Nominated

text: Bibliography

text:
Shaq Attaq! (1994)
A Good Reason to Look Up (1998)
Shaq and the Beanstalk and Other Very Tall Tales (1999)
Shaq Talks Back (2002)
Shaq Uncut: My Story (2011)


document_title: Football records in Spain

question_text: players with most red cards in la liga

question_tokens: players with most red cards in la liga

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text: Football records in Spain

text: League[edit]

text: Records in this section refer to La Liga from its founding in 1929 through to the present.

tag: p

text: Titles[edit]

text:
Most league titles: 33, Real Madrid (1931–32, 1932–33, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17)[1]
Most consecutive league titles: 5, Real Madrid (twice): (1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65) & (1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90)[2]

tag: ul

text: Top flight appearances[edit]

text:
Most appearances: 87, joint record (up to 2017–18)[1]

Athletic Bilbao (1929–present)
Barcelona (1929–present)
Real Madrid (1929–present)

text: Wins[edit]

text:
Most wins overall: 1618, Real Madrid[1]
Most wins in a season: 32, Real Madrid (2011–12),[3][4] Barcelona (2012–13)[3][4]
Most home wins in a season: 18, Real Madrid (1987–88)[5] and (2009–10),[6] Barcelona (2009–10)[6]
Most away wins in a season: 16, Real Madrid (2011–12)[7]
Most consecutive wins: 16, Barcelona (2010–11),[8] Real Madrid (2016–17)[9]
Most consecutive home wins: 39, Barcelona (16 February 1958 to 6 November 1960)[10][11][12][13]
Most consecutive away wins: 13, Real Madrid (26 February 2017 to 14 October 2017)[14]
Fewest wins in a season: 2, joint record:

Sporting Gijón (1997–98) final record P38 W2 D7 L29[15]
Logroñés (1994–95) final record P38 W2 D9 L27[16]
Celta Vigo (1943–44) final record P26 W2 D5 L19[17]
Real Betis (1942–43) final record P26 W2 D6 L18[18]

100% home win record in a season:

Athletic Bilbao (9 games; 1933–34)[19]
Athletic Bilbao (11 games; 1935–36)[20]
Barcelona (13 games; 1948–49)[21]
Barcelona (15 games; 1952–53)[22]
Sevilla (15 games; 1956–57)[23]
Barcelona (15 games; 1958–59)[24]
Barcelona (15 games; 1959–60)[25]
Real Madrid (15 games; 1959–60)[25]
Real Madrid (15 games; 1962–63)[26]
Real Madrid (17 games; 1985–86)[27]

Longest win streaks from the start of a season: 9, Real Madrid (1968–69)[28]

text: Draws[edit]

text:
Most draws overall: 627, Athletic Bilbao[1]
Most draws in a season: 18, Deportivo La Coruña (2015–16)[29]
Most consecutive draws: 9, Burgos (30 April 1978 to 28 October 1978)[30][31]

text: Losses[edit]

text:
Most losses overall: 1059, Granada[1]
Most losses in a season: 29, Sporting Gijón (1997–98)[15]
Most consecutive losses in a season: 11, Las Palmas (13 December 1959 to 28 February 1960)[citation needed]
Most consecutive losses home: 9, Córdoba (24 January 2015 to ongoing)[citation needed]
Most consecutive losses away: 25, Hércules (11 September 1955 to 26 February 1967)[citation needed]
Fewest losses in a season: 0, (18 games season) joint record:

Athletic Bilbao (1929–30; final record P18 W12 D6 L0)[32]
Real Madrid (1931–32; final record P18 W10 D8 L0)[33]

Fewest losses in a season under current league format (38 games): 1, joint record:

Real Madrid (1988–89; final record P38 W25 D12 L1)[34]
Barcelona (2009–10; final record P38 W31 D6 L1)[6]
Barcelona (2017–18; final record P38 W28 D9 L1)

text: Points[edit]

text:
Most points overall in the top flight: 4,293, Real Madrid[35]
Largest point margin at end of season: 15, Barcelona (2012–13)[36]
Most points in a season overall: 100, (87.72% of points), Real Madrid (2011–12),[37] Barcelona (2012–13)[38][39][40]
Most points in a season home: 55, Barcelona (2009–10) and (2012–13)[41]
Most points in a season away: 50, Real Madrid (2011–12)[citation needed]
Most points in a season opening half: 55, Barcelona (2012–13)[42]
Most points in a season closing half: 52, Real Madrid (2009–10)[citation needed]
Most points in a season (2 points for a win, 18 games): 30, Athletic Bilbao (1929–30)[43]
Most points in a season (2 points for a win, 22 games): 34, Betis Balompié (1934–35)[44]
Most points in a season (2 points for a win, 26 games): 40, Valencia (1941–42) and (1943–44)[45]
Most points in a season (2 points for a win, 30 games): 52, Real Madrid (1960–61)[46]
Most points in a season (2 points for a win, 34 games): 56, Real Madrid (1985–86)[47]
Most points in a season (2 points for a win, 38 games): 62, Real Madrid (1987–88), (1988–89) and (1989–90)[48][49]
Most points in a season (2 points for a win, 44 games): 66, Real Madrid (1986–87)[50]
Most points in a season (3 points for a win, 42 games): 92, Real Madrid (1996–97)[51]
Most points in a season (3 points for a win, 38 games): 100, Real Madrid (2011–12),[52] Barcelona (2012–13)[38][39][40]
Fewest points in a season (2 points for a win): 9, Celta Vigo (1942–43) final record P26 W2 D5 L19[53]
Fewest points in a season (3 points for a win): 13, Sporting Gijón (1997–98) final record P38 W2 D7 L29[54]

text: Games without a loss[edit]

text:
Most consecutive league games without a loss: 43, Barcelona (8 April 2017 to 13 May 2018)[55][56]
Most consecutive league games without a loss home: 121, Real Madrid (17 February 1957 to 7 March 1965)[57]
Most consecutive league games without a loss away: 23, Barcelona (14 February 2010 to 30 April 2011)[55]
Longest undefeated run from the start of a season: 36, Barcelona (20 August 2017 to 13 May 2018)[58]

text: Games without a win[edit]

text:
Most consecutive league games without a win: 24, Sporting Gijón (22 June 1997 to 8 February 1998)[59]
Most consecutive league games without a win away: 72, Hércules (8 December 1940 to 12 March 1967)[60]

text: Games without scoring[edit]

text:
Most consecutive league games without scoring: 8, joint record:

Sabadell (27 September 1987 to 6 December 1987)[61]
Castellón (28 October 1990 to 6 January 1991)[62]

Most consecutive league games without scoring Home: 7, Athletic Bilbao (6 January 1996 to 7 April 1996)[63]
Most consecutive league games without scoring away: 12, Deportivo (17 January 1965 to 4 December 1966)[64]
Most consecutive league games without scoring away in a single season: 11, Hércules (17 November 2010 to 3 April 2011)[60]

text: Games without conceding a goal[edit]

text:
Most consecutive league games without conceding a goal: 13, Atlético Madrid (2 December 1990 to 17 March 1991)[65]
Most consecutive league games without conceding a goal home: 12, Barcelona (23 April 2011 to 15 January 2012)[55]
Most consecutive league games without conceding a goal away: 7, Barcelona (1 November 1986 to 7 February 1987)[55]
Most games without conceding a goal in a season: 26, Deportivo (1993–94)[64]
Most consecutive clean sheets from the start of a season: 8, Barcelona (2014–15)

text: Appearances[edit]

text:
Most career league appearances: 622, Andoni Zubizarreta[66]
Most career league appearances at one club: 550, Raúl[66]
Most career league appearances by a player born outside of Spain: 466, Donato[66]
Oldest player: Ricardo, 41 years, 5 month and 2 days (for Osasuna v. Real Madrid, 1 June 2013)[67]
Oldest player under exceptional circumstances: Harry Lowe, 48 years 7 months and 12 days (for Real Sociedad v. Valencia, 24 March 1935)[68] (Real Sociedad's manager played due to a player down to illness, the team did not bring any substitutes to the away game for financial reasons.)
Youngest player: Sansón, 15 years, 8 months and 11 days[69][70] (for Celta Vigo v. Sevilla, 31 December 1939)

text: Goals[edit]

text: Team records[edit]

text:
Most league goals scored in a season: 121, Real Madrid (2011–12)[71]
Most home league goals scored in a season: 78, Real Madrid (1989–90)[72]
Most away league goals scored in a season: 58, Real Madrid (2016–17)[73]
Most games scored in a season: 38, Barcelona (2012–13), Real Madrid (2016–17)[74]
Scoring in every game in a single La Liga season: 38 out of 38 games, Barcelona (2012–13), Real Madrid (2016–17)[75]
Fewest league goals scored in a season: 15, Logroñés (1994–95)[citation needed]
Fewest home league goals scored in a season: 8, Granada (1969–70)[citation needed]
Fewest away league goals scored in a season: 2, Deportivo (1964–65)[citation needed]
Most league goals conceded in a season: 134, Lleida (1950–51)[76]
Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 15, Real Madrid (1931–32)[citation needed]
Fewest league goals conceded home in a season: 2, joint record:

Córdoba (1964–65)[citation needed]
Pontevedra (1968–69)[citation needed]

Best conceded goal quota in a season:

0.474 goals per game, Deportivo (1993–94), Atlético Madrid (2015-2016) (Real Madrid's record of 15 goals was in an 18 game season and gives a quota of 0.833, Deportivo and Atletico Madrid's tallies (of 18) are from 38-game seasons)[citation needed]

Best goal difference in a season: +89, Real Madrid (2011–12),[77] Barcelona (2014-15)[78]
Worst goal difference in a season: –93, Lleida (1950–51)[79]
Most consecutive games scoring: 64, Barcelona (4 February 2012 to 5 October 2013)[80]
Most consecutive games scoring home: 88, Barcelona (10 February 1952 to 19 January 1958)[citation needed]
Most consecutive games scoring away: 35, Real Madrid (3 January 2016 to 29 October 2017)[citation needed]
Most goals on one day: 59 goals in 8 games, (17 September 1950)[citation needed]
Fewest goals on one day: 8 goals in 8 games, (18 March 1973)[citation needed]

text: Individual records[edit]

text:
Most career league goals: 383, Lionel Messi[81]
Most goals scored in a season: 50, Lionel Messi (2011–12)[82]
Most goals scored in a calendar year: 59, Lionel Messi (2012)[83]
Most league home goals in a season (38 games, 19 home games): 35, Lionel Messi (2011–12)[84]
Most league away goals in a season (38 games, 19 away games): 24, Lionel Messi (2012–13)[85]
Most league matches scored in a season (38 games): 27, Lionel Messi (2012–13),[86] Cristiano Ronaldo (2011–12)[87]
Most league home matches scored in a season (38 games): 16, Lionel Messi (2011–12)[84]
Most league away matches scored in a season (38 games): 15, Lionel Messi (2012–13)[88]
Most opponents scored against in La Liga history: 36, Lionel Messi[89]
Most opponents scored against in a season: 19, joint record:

Ronaldo for Barcelona (1996–97) (42 games)[90]
Cristiano Ronaldo for Real Madrid (2011–12) (38 games)[90]
Lionel Messi for Barcelona (2012–13) (38 games)[91]

Most goals scored in a game: 7, joint record:

Agustín Sauto Arana (for Athletic Bilbao v. Barcelona, 8 February 1931)[92][93]
László Kubala (for Barcelona v. Sporting Gijón, 10 February 1952)[94]

Only player to score consecutively against every team in La Liga: Lionel Messi (19 consecutive matches, 30 goals, from matchday 11 to matchday 29, season 2012–13)[95][96][97]
Most consecutive league appearances scored in: 21, Lionel Messi (33 goals, from matchday 11 to matchday 34, season 2012-13)[98]
Most consecutive home league matches scored in: 18, Mariano Martín (37 goals, from matchday 22 season 1941-42 to matchday 6 season 1943-44)[99]
Most consecutive away league matches scored in: 13, Lionel Messi (20 goals from matchday 8 to matchday 33, season 2012–13)[88]
Most hat-tricks scored in La Liga history: 34, Cristiano Ronaldo[100][101]
Most league hat-tricks scored in a season: 8, joint record:

Lionel Messi (2011–12)[102]
Cristiano Ronaldo (2014–15)[103]

Most braces (2-goal matches) scored in La Liga history: 70, Lionel Messi (2004-)[104]
Fastest hat-trick in La Liga: Bebeto for Deportivo La Coruña vs Albacete in 1995[105][106]
Fastest to 20 league goals in a single season: 12 games, Cristiano Ronaldo (2014–15)[107]
Fastest 50 league goals: 37 games, Isidro Lángara (for Oviedo (matchday 19, 07/04/1935, season 1934–35)[citation needed]
Fastest 100 league goals: 82 games, Isidro Lángara (for Oviedo (matchday 2, 28 September 1947, season 1947–48)[108]
Fastest 150 league goals: 140 games, Cristiano Ronaldo (matchday 5, 22 September 2013, season 2013–14)[109]
Fastest 200 league goals: 178 games, Cristiano Ronaldo[110][111]
Fastest 250 league goals: 228 games, Cristiano Ronaldo[112][113]
Fastest 300 league goals: 286 games, Cristiano Ronaldo[114]
Most consecutive hat-tricks in one season: 3, Isidro Lángara (for Oviedo (1934–35)[115]
Most goals from penalties in La Liga history: 61, Cristiano Ronaldo[116]
Most penalties taken in La Liga history: 72, Cristiano Ronaldo[117]
Youngest player to score 200 league goals: Lionel Messi, 25 years and 7 months (27 January 2013)[118]
Youngest goalscorer: Fabrice Olinga, 16 years and 98 days (for Málaga v. Celta Vigo, 18 August 2012)[119][120]
Most wins at La Liga Best Player award: 6, Lionel Messi[121]
Most wins at La Liga Best Forward award: 7, Lionel Messi[122][123]
Only player to score 20+ goals in 10 consecutive seasons: Lionel Messi (2004-)[124][125]
Only player to score 30+ goals in 7 different seasons: Lionel Messi (2004-)[126][127]
Only player to score 4 goals (super hat-tricks) in 2 consecutive matches in La Liga history in a single season: 2, Luis Suárez (matchdays 34 and 35, season 2015–16)[128]
Only players to be involved in 7 goals in a single match in La Liga history: joint record:

Agustín Sauto Arana (for Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona, 8 February 1931)[92][93]
László Kubala (for Barcelona v. Sporting Gijón, 10 February 1952)[94]
Luis Suárez, (matchday 34, 20 April 2016, season 2015–16)[128]

Most wins in La Liga history: 334, Iker Casillas (1999-2015)[129]
Most assists provided in La Liga history: 149, Lionel Messi[130][131]
Only players to be top goalscorers and top assist providers in the same season: Luis Suárez (2015-16), Lionel Messi (2017-18)

text: Goalkeepers' records[edit]

text:
Most Penalties Saved: 22, Diego Alves for UD Almería and Valencia CF[132]
Most Penalties Saved in a single season: 6, Diego Alves for Valencia CF in season 2016-17[133]
Most clean sheets in a season: 26, Francisco Liaño (for Deportivo, 1993–94)[134]
Best conceded goal quota in a season:[135]

1 - 0.474 goals per game (18 goals in 38 matches), Francisco Liaño (for Deportivo, 1993–94), Jan Oblak (for Atlético Madrid, 2015–16)
3 - 0.5 goals per game (16 goals in 32 matches), Víctor Valdés (for Barcelona, 2010–11)
4 - 0.51 goals per game (19 goals in 37 matches), Claudio Bravo (for Barcelona, 2014–15)

Most clean sheets: 233, Andoni Zubizarreta (66 for Athletic Bilbao, 123 for Barcelona and 44 for Valencia, 1981–1998)[136]
Longest start to a season with no goals: 754 minutes, Claudio Bravo (for Barcelona, 2014-15)[135]
Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal: 1,275 minutes, Abel Resino (for Atlético Madrid, 1990–91)[137]

text: Scorelines[edit]

text:
Record win: Athletic Bilbao 12–1 Barcelona (8 February 1931)[138]
Record away win: 0–8, on four occasions:

Las Palmas 0–8 Barcelona (25 October 1959)[139]
Almería 0–8 Barcelona (20 November 2010)[139]
Córdoba 0–8 Barcelona (2 May 2015)
Deportivo 0–8 Barcelona (20 April 2016)

Most goals in a game: 14, Athletic Bilbao 9–5 Racing Santander (5 February 1933)[140]
Highest scoring draw: 12, Atlético Madrid 6–6 Athletic Bilbao (29 January 1950)[141]

text: Disciplinary[edit]

text:
Most red cards in a single match: 6,

Espanyol (3) v. Barcelona (3) (13 December 2003) (2 Direct red cards and 4 double yellow cards)[citation needed]

Most red cards in a career (individual): 24, Sergio Ramos (all with Real Madrid)[142]

text: Team records[edit]

text: Most points in a La Liga season (at least 90 points)[edit]

text:
Rank
Club
Season
Points
Apps

1
Real Madrid
2011–12
100
38

Barcelona
2012–13
100
38

3
Barcelona
2009–10
99
38

4
Real Madrid
2009–10
96
38

Barcelona
2010–11
96
38

6
Barcelona
2014–15
94
38

7
Barcelona
2017–18
93
38

Real Madrid
2016–17
93
38

9
Real Madrid
1996–97
92
42

Real Madrid
2010–11
92
38

Real Madrid
2014–15
92
38

12
Barcelona
2011–12
91
38

Barcelona
2015–16
91
38

14
Barcelona
1996–97
90
42

Atlético Madrid
2013–14
90
38

Real Madrid
2015–16
90
38

Barcelona
2016–17
90
38

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text: Most goals in a La Liga season (at least 100 goals)[edit]

text:
Rank
Club
Season
Goals
Apps

1
Real Madrid
2011–12
121
38

2
Real Madrid
2014–15
118
38

3
Barcelona
2016–17
116
38

4
Barcelona
2012–13
115
38

5
Barcelona
2011–12
114
38

6
Barcelona
2015–16
112
38

7
Barcelona
2014–15
110
38

Real Madrid
2015–16
110
38

9
Real Madrid
1989–90
107
38

10
Real Madrid
2016–17
106
38

11
Barcelona
2008–09
105
38

12
Real Madrid
2013–14
104
38

13
Real Madrid
2012–13
103
38

14
Real Madrid
2009–10
102
38

Real Madrid
2010–11
102
38

Barcelona
1996–97
102
42

17
Barcelona
2013–14
100
38

text: Most goals in a season besides Real Madrid and Barcelona: 88 in 30 appearances by Athletic Bilbao in 1950–51 La Liga.

text: Most goals in a season – all competitions (at least 150 goals)[edit]

text:
Rank
Club
Season
Liga
Cup
Europe
Other
Total

Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps

1
Barcelona
2011–12
114
38
26
9
35
12
15
5
190
64

2
Barcelona
2014–15
110
38
34
9
31
13
0
0
175
60

3
Real Madrid
2011–12
121
38
14
6
35
12
4
2
174
58

4
Real Madrid
2016–17
106
38
22
6
36
13
9
3
173
60

Barcelona
2015–16
112
38
27
9
22
10
12
5
173
62

6
Barcelona
2016–17
116
38
24
9
26
10
5
2
171
59

7
Real Madrid
2014–15
118
38
11
4
24
12
9
5
162
59

8
Real Madrid
2013–14
104
38
15
9
41
13
0
0
160
60

9
Real Madrid
1959–60
92
30
35
9
31
7
0
0
158
46

Barcelona
2008–09
105
38
17
9
36
15
0
0
158
62

Barcelona
2012–13
115
38
21
8
18
12
4
2
158
60

12
Real Madrid
2012–13
103
38
20
9
26
12
4
2
153
61

13
Barcelona
2010–11
95
38
22
9
30
13
5
2
152
62

text:
First team to score at least 100 goals in a season: Valencia in 1941–42 (111 in 34 appearances).
It should be noted though that a number of teams managed to score over 100 goals in a season during the 1930s when the national league and cup were played alongside the regional leagues. Most prolific among those was the Athletic Bilbao team of the early 1930s scoring 126 goals in 1929–30, 137 goals in 1930–31, 127 goals in 1931–32, 127 goals in 1932–33 and 115 goals in 1933–34, others include Real Oviedo scoring 114 goals in 1933–34 and 110 goals in 1935–36.
Most goals in a season besides Real Madrid and Barcelona: 119 in 60 appearances by Sevilla in 2014–15 season.

text: Most effective team in a La Liga season (at least 3 goals per game)[edit]

text:
Rank
Club
Season
Goals
Apps
G/A

1
Athletic Bilbao
1930–31
73
18
4.06

2
Athletic Bilbao
1929–30
63
18
3.50

Athletic Bilbao
1931–32
63
18
3.50

4
Athletic Bilbao
1933–34
61
18
3.39

5
Valencia
1941–42
85
26
3.27

6
Barcelona
1958–59
96
30
3.20

7
Real Madrid
2011–12
121
38
3.18

8
Atlético Aviación
1940–41
70
22
3.18

Sevilla
1940–41
70
22
3.18

10
Real Madrid
2014–15
118
38
3.10

11
Barcelona
1951–52
92
30
3.07

Real Madrid
1959–60
92
30
3.07

13
Barcelona
2012–13
115
38
3.02

14
Barcelona
2011–12
114
38
3.00

Valencia
1948–49
78
26
3.00

text: Individual records[edit]

text: Most championships won[edit]

text: Spanish

text: 12, Francisco Gento (all with Real Madrid)[143]

text: Non-Spanish[edit]

text: 9, Lionel Messi (all with FC Barcelona)

text: Goalscoring[edit]

text: Top 30 goalscorers, all-time[edit]

text: Players in Bold are still active.

text:
[hide]Rank
Nat
Name
Years
Goals
Apps
Ratio

1

Lionel Messi
2004–
383
418
0.92

2

Cristiano Ronaldo
2009–
311
292
1.07

3

Telmo Zarra
1940–1955
251
278
0.9

4

Hugo Sánchez
1981–1994
234
347
0.67

5

Raúl
1994–2010
228
550
0.41

6

Alfredo Di Stéfano
1953–1966
227
329
0.69

7

César Rodríguez
1939–1955
223
353
0.63

8

Quini
1970–1987
219
448
0.49

9

Pahiño
1943–1956
210
278
0.76

10

Edmundo Suárez
1939–1950
195
231
0.84

11

Santillana
1970–1988
186
461
0.4

12

David Villa
2003–2014
185
352
0.53

13

Juan Arza
1943–1959
182
349
0.52

14

Guillermo Gorostiza
1929–1945
178
256
0.7

15

Samuel Eto'o
1998–2009
162
280
0.58

16

Luis Aragonés
1960–1974
160
360
0.44

17

Ferenc Puskás
1958–1966
156
180
0.87

18

Aritz Aduriz
2002–
155
407
0.38

19

Julio Salinas
1982–2000
152
417
0.36

20

Adrián Escudero
1945–1958
150
287
0.52

21

Daniel Ruiz
1974–1986
147
303
0.49

22

Raúl Tamudo
1997–2013
146
407
0.36

23

Silvestre Igoa
1941–1956
141
284
0.5

24

Manuel Badenes
1946–1959
139
201
0.69

Juan Araújo
1945–1956
207
0.67

José Mari Bakero
1980–1997
483
0.29

27

László Kubala
1951–1965
138
215
0.64

28

José Luis Panizo
1939–1955
136
325
0.42

29

Jesús María Satrústegui
1973–1986
133
297
0.45

30

Joaquín Murillo
1952–1964
132
227
0.58

text: Top 5 goalscorers, still active (Primera División only)[edit]

text:
Rank
Nat
Name
Years
Current club
Goals
Apps
Ratio

1

Lionel Messi
2004–
Barcelona
383
418
0.92

2

Cristiano Ronaldo
2009–
Real Madrid
311
292
1.07

3

Aritz Aduriz
2002–
Athletic Bilbao
155
407
0.38

4

Karim Benzema
2009–
Real Madrid
127
275
0.46

5

Antoine Griezmann
2010–
Atlético Madrid
119
282
0.42

text: Most hat-tricks in the League (at least 10)[edit]

text: Three or more goals in a single match. For the complete list of hat-tricks see List of La Liga hat-tricks.

text: Players in bold are still active

text: Players with at least 10 hat-tricks are shown in this table.

text:
Rank
Player
Hat-tricks
Last hat-trick

1
 Cristiano Ronaldo
34
10 February 2018

2
 Lionel Messi
30
29 April 2018

3
 Telmo Zarra
23
15 March 1953

4
 Alfredo di Stéfano
22
15 March 1964

5
 Mundo
19
4 March 1951

6
 César Rodríguez
15
19 October 1952

7
 Isidro Lángara
13
15 December 1946

8
 Ferenc Puskás
12
15 December 1963

9
 László Kubala
11
19 March 1961

 Pahiño
11
11 September 1955

 Manuel Badenes
11
29 March 1958

12
 Quini
10
7 October 1981

text: Source: BDFútbol

text: Most goals in a La Liga season (at least 30 goals)[edit]

text: Bold player name denotes current season.

text:
[hide]Rank
Nat
Name
Season
Club
Goals
Apps
Ratio

1

Lionel Messi
2011–12
Barcelona
50
37
1.351

2

Cristiano Ronaldo
2014–15
Real Madrid
48
35
1.371

3

Lionel Messi
2012–13
Barcelona
46
32
1.438

Cristiano Ronaldo
2011–12
Real Madrid
38
1.211

5

Lionel Messi
2014–15
Barcelona
43
38
1.132

6

Cristiano Ronaldo
2010–11
Real Madrid
40
34
1.176

Luis Suárez
2015–16
Barcelona
35
1.143

8

Telmo Zarra
1950–51
Athletic Bilbao
38
30
1.267

Hugo Sánchez
1989–90
Real Madrid
35
1.086

10

Lionel Messi
2016–17
Barcelona
37
34
1.088

11

Baltazar
1988–89
Atlético Madrid
35
36
0.972

Cristiano Ronaldo
2015–16
Real Madrid
36
0.972

13

Cristiano Ronaldo
2012–13
Real Madrid
34
34
1

Lionel Messi
2017–18
Barcelona
35
0.971

Lionel Messi
2009–10
Barcelona
35
0.971

Ronaldo
1996–97
Barcelona
37
0.919

Hugo Sánchez
1986–87
Real Madrid
41
0.829

18

Pruden
1940–41
Atlético Aviación
33
22
1.5

Telmo Zarra
1946–47
Athletic Bilbao
24
1.375

Toni Polster
1989–90
Sevilla
35
0.943

21

Diego Forlán
2008–09
Atlético Madrid
32
33
0.97

22

Alfredo Di Stéfano
1956–57
Real Madrid
31
30
1.033

Cristiano Ronaldo
2013–14
Real Madrid
30
1.033

Lionel Messi
2010–11
Barcelona
33
0.939

Juan Antonio Pizzi
1995–96
Tenerife
41
0.756

26

Mariano Martín
1942–43
Barcelona
30
23
1.304

Romário
1993–94
Barcelona
33
0.909

Samuel Eto'o
2008–09
Barcelona
36
0.833

text: Most goals in a season — all competitions (at least 40 goals)[edit]

text:
[hide]Rank
Nat
Name
Season
Club
Goals
Apps
Ratio

1

Lionel Messi
2011–12
Barcelona
73
60
1.217

2

Cristiano Ronaldo
2014–15
Real Madrid
61
54
1.13

3

Lionel Messi
2012–13
Barcelona
60
50
1.2

Cristiano Ronaldo
2011–12
Real Madrid
55
1.091

5

Luis Suárez
2015–16
Barcelona
59
53
1.113

6

Lionel Messi
2014–15
Barcelona
58
57
1.018

7

Cristiano Ronaldo
2012–13
Real Madrid
55
55
1

8

Lionel Messi
2016–17
Barcelona
54
52
1.038

9

Cristiano Ronaldo
2010–11
Real Madrid
53
54
0.981

Lionel Messi
2010–11
Barcelona
55
0.964

11

Cristiano Ronaldo
2013–14
Real Madrid
51
47
1.085

Cristiano Ronaldo
2015–16
Real Madrid
48
1.063

13

Ferenc Puskás
1959–60
Real Madrid
47
38
1.237

Ronaldo
1996–97
Barcelona
49
0.959

Lionel Messi
2009–10
Barcelona
53
0.887

16

Telmo Zarra
1950–51
Athletic Bilbao
46
36
1.278

17

Lionel Messi
2017–18
Barcelona
45
54
0.833

18

Cristiano Ronaldo
2017–18
Real Madrid
44
44
1

19

Alfredo Di Stéfano
1956–57
Real Madrid
43
43
1

20

Mariano Martín
1942–43
Barcelona
42
31
1.355

Ferenc Puskás
1960–61
Real Madrid
39
1.077

Hugo Sánchez
1989–90
Real Madrid
45
0.933

Baltazar
1988–89
Atlético Madrid
46
0.913

Cristiano Ronaldo
2016–17
Real Madrid
46
0.913

25

Lionel Messi
2013–14
Barcelona
41
46
0.891

Lionel Messi
2015–16
Barcelona
49
0.837

Hugo Sánchez
1986–87
Real Madrid
54
0.759

text: Goalkeeping[edit]

text: Top 5 longest goalkeeping runs without conceding a goal, all-time (Primera División only)

text:
Rank
Nat
Name
Season
Club
Minutes

1

Abel Resino
1990–91
Atlético Madrid
1275

2

Miguel Reina
1972–73
Barcelona
824

3

Edgardo Madinabeytia
1965–66
Atlético Madrid
793

4

Claudio Bravo
2013–14 to 2014–15
Real Sociedad, Barcelona
776

5

Luis Arconada
1979–80
Real Sociedad
753

text: Most appearances[edit]

text: Top 10 most appearances, all-time (Primera División)

text: Players in bold are still active

text:
[hide]Rank
Nat
Name
Years
Apps
Goals

1

Andoni Zubizarreta
1981–1998
622
0

2

Raúl
1994–2010
550
228

3

Eusebio Sacristán
1983–2002
543
36

4

Francisco Buyo
1980–1997
542
0

5

Manolo Sanchís
1983–2001
523
32

6

Iker Casillas
1999–2015
510
0

7

Xavi
1998–2015
505
58

8

Miquel Soler
1983–2003
504
12

9

Fernando Hierro
1987–2003
497
104

10

José Mari Bakero
1980–1997
483
139

text: Top 5 most appearances, still active (Primera División)

text:
Rank
Nat
Name
Years
Current club
Apps
Goals

1

Joaquín
2001–
Betis
471
65

2

Andrés Iniesta
2002–
Barcelona
429
35

3

Sergio Ramos
2004–
Real Madrid
417
51

4

Lionel Messi
2004–
Barcelona
415
381

5

Gabi
2004–
Atlético Madrid
412
21

text: Coaches[edit]

text: Coaches with most matches managed

text: Coaches in bold are still active in Primera Division

text:
[hide]Rank
Nat
Name
Years
Apps

1

Luis Aragonés
1974–2004
757

2

Javier Irureta
1988–2008
612

3

Miguel Muñoz
1958–1982
608

4

Víctor Fernández
1990–2015
544

5

Javier Clemente
1981–2012
511

6

Joaquín Caparrós
1999–2015
495

7

Ferdinand Daučík
1950–1971
488

8

John Toshack
1985–2004
480

9

Marcel Domingo
1958–1984
455

10

José María Maguregui
1973–1990
417

Ricardo Zamora
1939–1962

12

Miguel Ángel Lotina
1992–2012
416

13

Lorenzo Serra Ferrer
1983–2006
413

14

Gregorio Manzano
1999–2013
411

15

Radomir Antić
1988–2004
409

16

Luis Cid Carriega
1970–1986
397

17

José Manuel Díaz Novoa
1979–1998
394

18

Antonio Barrios
1949–1972
380

Pasieguito
1963–1982

20

Arsenio Iglesias
1971–1996
363

21

Helenio Herrera
1948–1981
359

22

Fernando Vázquez
1995–2013
357

23

Javier Aguirre
2002–2014
355

Ernesto Valverde
2003–

25

Roque Olsen
1962–1989
345

26

Jacinto Quincoces
1942–1960
337

27

Manuel Pellegrini
2004–2013
332

28

Víctor Espárrago
1987–2006
330

29

Unai Emery
2007–2016
323

30

Vicente Miera
1975–1997
321

text: Copa del Rey[edit]

text: Records in this section refers to Copa del Rey from its founding in 1902 through to the present.

text:
Most wins: 30, Barcelona (1910, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)[150]
Most consecutive wins: 4, joint record:

Barcelona (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)[150]
Athletic Bilbao (1930, 1931, 1932, 1933)[150]
Real Madrid (1905, 1906, 1907, 1908)[150]

Most consecutive finals played: 5, Barcelona (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)[150]
Most finals played: 40, Barcelona (1910, 1912, 1913, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)[150]
Most finals without winning: 4, Celta Vigo (1908, 1948, 1994, 2001)[150]
Most finals without losing: 2, Deportivo (1995, 2002)[150]
Biggest win in a final: joint record

Barcelona 5–0 Sevilla (2018)[151]
Athletic Bilbao 5–0 Espanyol (1915)[152]
Real Madrid 6–1 Castilla (1980)[153]

Most goals in a final: 8, Sevilla 6–2 Racing de Ferrol (1939)[154]
Most goals by a losing side: 3, joint record:

Athletic Bilbao losing 4–3 against Barcelona 1942[155]
Valencia losing 4–3 against Barcelona 1971[156]

Most consecutive rounds won: 20, Barcelona (16 December 2014 and onging)[157]
Biggest home win: Real Murcia 14 – 0 Cieza Promesas (First Round, 10 September 1991–92 Copa del Rey)[158]
Biggest away win: CD Don Benito 0 – 13 Celta Vigo (First Round, 10 April 1932 Copa del Rey). The game was played at Celta Vigo Balaídos stadium[158]
Biggest winning scoreline: Celta Vigo 22 - 0 Don Benito (First Round 1932 Copa del Rey)[158]
Longest penalty shootout: 28, Joint Record:

Real Ávila 12 – 13 Real Burgos (29 September 1986–87 Copa del Rey)[159]
Córdoba 12 – 13 Deportivo (11 September 2012–13 Copa del Rey)[159]

text: Copa del Rey top goalscorers (top 10)[edit]

text: Players in bold are still active

text:
[hide]Rank
Name
Nat.
Pos.
Years
Goals
Total
Ref.

1
Zarra, TelmoTelmo Zarra

FW
1939–1957
81 Athletic Bilbao
81
[160]

2
Samitier, JosepJosep Samitier

MF
1919–1934
65 Barcelona + 5 Real Madrid
70
[161]

3
Gorostiza, GuillermoGuillermo Gorostiza

FW
1929–1946
37 Athletic Bilbao + 25 Valencia
62
[162]

4
Quini, Quini

FW
1968–1987
38 Sporting Gijón + 17 Barcelona
55

5
Suárez, EdmundoEdmundo Suárez

FW
1939–1950
52 Valencia
52
[163]

6
Puskás, FerencFerenc Puskás

FW
1958–1962
49 Real Madrid
49
[164]

Kubala, LászlóLászló Kubala

FW
1951–1965
49 Barcelona
49

8
Messi, LionelLionel Messi

FW
2005–Present
48 Barcelona
48

Santillana, Santillana

FW
1970–1988
48 Real Madrid
48
[165]

10
Rodríguez, CésarCésar Rodríguez

FW
1939–1960
3 Granada + 36 Barcelona + 8 Elche
47

text: Individual[edit]

text:
Most wins: 7, Agustín Gaínza (Athletic Bilbao) (1943, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958)[150]
Most appearances: 104, Andoni Zubizarreta (Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona and Valencia CF)
Most appearances at one club: 99, Agustín Gaínza (Athletic Bilbao)[166]
Most appearances in a final: 9, Agustín Gaínza (Athletic Bilbao) (1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958) and Bernd Schuster (Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid) (1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)[150]
Most goals scored: 81, Telmo Zarra (Athletic Bilbao)[167]
Most goals scored in one game: 8, Agustín Gaínza (Athletic Bilbao) 12-1 against Celta Vigo 18 May 1947[168]
Most goals scored in one season: 21, Josep Samitier (Barcelona) 1928[169][170]
Most goals scored in a final: 4, Telmo Zarra (Athletic Bilbao) 1950[150]
Most goals scored in finals: 8, Telmo Zarra (Athletic Bilbao)[150]
Most finals scored in: 5, Lionel Messi (2009, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018) and Telmo Zarra (Athletic Bilbao) (1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1950)[150][171]
Most consecutive finals scored in: 4, Telmo Zarra (Athletic Bilbao) (1942, 1943, 1944, 1945)[150]
Most assists provided in finals: 6, Lionel Messi (1 in 2009, 2 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2018)

text: Most successful clubs overall (official titles, 1903–present)[edit]

text: The following table includes official Spanish, European and worldwide competitions organized respectively by RFEF, UEFA and FIFA since 1903.[172][173][174]

text: Key[edit]

text:
Domestic competitions[175]

1ª
La Liga

CR
Copa de S.M. el Rey

SCE
Supercopa de España

CED
Copa Eva Duarte (Defunct)

CLI
Copa de la Liga (Defunct)

European competitions[176]

UCL
UEFA Champions League, formerly European Champion Clubs' Cup

UCWC
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (Defunct)

UEL
UEFA Europa League, formerly UEFA Cup

ICFC
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Defunct) (Not organized by UEFA, but recognized as the unofficial predecessor to the UEL and acknowledged by FIFA as a major trophy.)[177]

USC
UEFA Super Cup

UIC
UEFA Intertoto Cup (Defunct)

Worldwide competitions[178]

FCWC
FIFA Club World Cup

IC
Intercontinental Cup (Defunct) (Predecessor to FCWC) (Organized by UEFA and CONMEBOL)

text: Performance by club[edit]

text: (Sorted by overall titles. Use sorting button to change criteria.)

text:
[hide]Team
[179]
Domestic titles
European titles/Worldwide titles
Total

1ª
CR
[180]
SCE
CED
[181]
CLI
Total
UCL
[182]
UCWC
[183]
UEL
[184]
ICFC
[185]
USC
UIC
[186]
FCWC
IC[187]
Total
Total[188]

Barcelona
25
30
12
3
2
72
5
4

3
5

3

20
92

Real Madrid
33
19
10
1
1
64
13

2

4

3
3
25
89

Athletic Bilbao
8
23
2
1

34

34

Atlético Madrid
10
10
2
1

23

1
3

2

1
7
30

Valencia
6
7
1
1

15

1
1
2
2
1

7
22

Sevilla
1
5
1

7

5

1

6
13

Real Zaragoza

6
1

7

1

1

2
9

Deportivo
1
2
3

6

6

Real Sociedad
2
2
1

5

5

Espanyol

4

4

4

Real Unión

4

4

4

Real Betis
1
2

3

3

Mallorca

1
1

2

2

Villarreal

2

2
2

Arenas Club

1

1

1

Club Bizcaya

1

1

1

Valladolid

1
1

1

Celta Vigo

1

1
1

Málaga

1

1
1

text: The figures in bold represent the most times this competition has been won by a Spanish team.