The Career of Shaquille O’Neal

MRP = Marginal Revenue Product = The Revenue Generated by the Worker = Wins Produced multiplied by Value of a Win

Value of a Win = Total Payroll in the NBA divided by Number of Regular Season Wins for All Teams

WP48 = Wins Produced per 48 minutes

Season	Team	Minutes Played	WP48	Wins Produced	Value of a Win	MRP	Salary	Underpaid or Overpaid MRP – Salary
1992-93	Orlando	3,071	0.339	21.7	$388,031	$8,409,181	$3,000,000	$5,409,181
1993-94	Orlando	3,224	0.398	26.8	$458,356	$12,262,718	$3,900,000	$8,362,718
1994-95	Orlando	2,923	0.330	20.1	$540,943	$10,886,245	$4,800,000	$6,086,245
1995-96	Orlando	1,946	0.284	11.5	$609,140	$7,008,694	$5,700,000	$1,308,694
1996-97	LA Lakers	1,941	0.344	13.9	$695,576	$9,664,958	$10,714,000	-$1,049,042
1997-98	LA Lakers	2,175	0.311	14.1	$797,760	$11,244,534	$12,857,143	-$1,612,609
1998-99	LA Lakers	1,705	0.328	11.6	$928,049	$10,801,828	$15,000,000	-$4,198,172
1999-00	LA Lakers	3,163	0.428	28.2	$1,100,133	$30,994,778	$17,142,858	$13,851,920
2000-01	LA Lakers	2,924	0.347	21.2	$1,257,642	$26,606,291	$19,285,715	$7,320,576
2001-02	LA Lakers	2,422	0.359	18.1	$1,306,084	$23,670,491	$21,428,572	$2,241,919
2002-03	LA Lakers	2,535	0.336	17.7	$1,398,630	$24,810,728	$23,571,429	$1,239,299
2003-04	LA Lakers	2,464	0.300	15.4	$1,399,947	$21,587,430	$26,517,858	-$4,930,428
2004-05	Miami	2,492	0.306	15.9	$1,437,764	$22,843,098	$27,696,430	-$4,853,332
2005-06	Miami	1,805	0.225	8.5	$1,537,971	$13,025,030	$20,000,000	-$6,974,970
2006-07	Miami	1,135	0.128	3.0	$1,572,602	$4,761,974	$20,000,000	-$15,238,026
	Totals or Averages	35,925	0.331	247.7		$238,577,978	$231,614,005	$6,963,973