Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dikembe Mutombo and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dikembe Mutombo and Shaquille O'Neal played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 29 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 21-8 winning record over Dikembe Mutombo, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo:
1991-92 to 2008-09
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
29 Games played
24 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dikembe Mutombo
8
7
1
Shaquille O'Neal
21
17
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 9.3 0.4 0.32.2
Shaquille O'Neal 23.4 12.9 2.40.72.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dikembe Mutombo 23 18 2 36
Shaquille O'Neal 44 20 9 38
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dikembe Mutombo 1

game
4

games
2

games
5

games
13

games
Shaquille O'Neal 28

games
23

games
23

games
11

games
14

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
4

games
13

games
2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1993
1. Nuggets 99   Dikembe Mutombo 15 15 2 0 4 1 5 44 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Magic 111   Shaquille O'Neal 24 18 2 1 5 5 4 42 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mar. 20, 1993
2. Nuggets 108   Dikembe Mutombo 15 7 1 0 1 4 6 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Magic 114   Shaquille O'Neal 22 9 2 0 2 2 5 29 7-12 .583 0-0 - 8-9 .889
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1994
3. Nuggets 98   Dikembe Mutombo 9 10 0 0 5 1 4 35 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Magic 89   Shaquille O'Neal 22 16 0 2 0 4 4 41 9-23 .391 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Mar. 08, 1994
4. Nuggets 88   Dikembe Mutombo 6 9 1 3 6 3 4 41 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 95   Shaquille O'Neal 29 16 1 2 1 4 3 39 10-19 .526 0-0 - 9-14 .643
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1994
5. Nuggets 96   Dikembe Mutombo 4 5 1 1 1 1 4 25 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 120   Shaquille O'Neal 24 8 3 0 2 4 1 29 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Jan. 20, 1995
6. Nuggets 108   Dikembe Mutombo 15 13 1 0 4 1 5 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Magic 112   Shaquille O'Neal 20 12 4 1 1 2 5 29 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 1996
7. Nuggets 93   Dikembe Mutombo 10 12 1 0 2 1 3 31 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Magic 121   Shaquille O'Neal 30 12 0 1 1 2 1 35 14-25 .560 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 12, 1996
8. Nuggets 110   Dikembe Mutombo 14 9 2 0 4 0 3 37 5-6 .833 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Magic 93   Shaquille O'Neal 20 11 1 1 1 4 5 37 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1996
9. Hawks 85   Dikembe Mutombo 12 7 1 0 3 2 4 38 3-8 .375 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 19 18 4 2 4 3 5 39 9-20 .450 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1998
10. Hawks 106   Dikembe Mutombo 8 12 0 0 4 1 2 25 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 116   Shaquille O'Neal 22 9 2 0 2 0 2 24 10-14 .714 0-0 - 2-7 .286
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1999
11. Hawks 88   Dikembe Mutombo 12 16 0 2 3 2 5 40 3-8 .375 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 23 11 3 1 3 1 3 38 11-23 .478 0-0 - 1-7 .143
Dec. 16, 1999
12. Hawks 88   Dikembe Mutombo 11 11 0 0 4 4 6 39 3-5 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 9 13 4 0 1 6 6 28 4-15 .267 0-0 - 1-5 .200
2001 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 2001
13. 76ers 107   Dikembe Mutombo 13 16 0 0 5 0 5 44 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-7 .714
OT Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 44 20 5 1 0 4 3 52 17-28 .607 0-0 - 10-22 .455
Jun. 08, 2001
14. 76ers 89   Dikembe Mutombo 16 13 1 1 1 1 3 36 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 28 20 9 1 8 5 5 45 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Jun. 10, 2001
15. 76ers 91   Dikembe Mutombo 23 12 0 1 2 2 4 42 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 30 12 3 0 4 3 6 41 11-20 .550 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Jun. 13, 2001
16. 76ers 86   Dikembe Mutombo 19 9 0 0 1 1 5 44 9-11 .818 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 34 14 5 0 0 3 4 42 13-25 .520 0-0 - 8-16 .500
Jun. 15, 2001
17. 76ers 96   Dikembe Mutombo 13 11 1 0 2 1 6 42 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 29 13 2 0 5 5 2 45 10-18 .556 0-0 - 9-19 .474
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 2002
18. 76ers 93   Dikembe Mutombo 13 18 0 0 2 0 3 40 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 87   Shaquille O'Neal 26 11 2 0 1 0 5 40 11-22 .500 0-0 - 4-9 .444
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2003
19. Knicks 83   Dikembe Mutombo 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 16 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 23 6 2 1 1 2 2 31 6-15 .400 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Dec. 09, 2003
20. Knicks 90   Dikembe Mutombo 0 11 0 0 1 2 4 34 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 18 15 3 0 4 2 3 39 5-15 .333 0-0 - 8-15 .533
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2005
21. Rockets 95   Dikembe Mutombo 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 104   Shaquille O'Neal 15 5 2 0 1 3 5 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 22, 2005
22. Rockets 84   Dikembe Mutombo 8 15 0 0 0 0 4 25 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Heat 82   Shaquille O'Neal 23 16 2 1 3 5 4 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-10 .500
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2006
23. Rockets 95   Dikembe Mutombo 2 4 0 0 1 0 3 22 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Heat 101   Shaquille O'Neal 24 14 1 0 1 1 4 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 12-18 .667
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2006
24. Rockets 94   Dikembe Mutombo 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 08 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 72   Shaquille O'Neal 15 10 1 0 1 5 4 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-9 .333
Feb. 21, 2007
25. Rockets 112   Dikembe Mutombo 5 13 0 0 0 1 5 39 1-4 .250 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Heat 102   Shaquille O'Neal 20 16 0 0 1 0 4 27 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-5 .400
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2007
26. Rockets 91   Dikembe Mutombo 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 12 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Heat 98   Shaquille O'Neal 26 14 2 2 3 6 4 34 10-12 .833 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Mar. 22, 2008
27. Rockets 113   Dikembe Mutombo 6 3 0 1 1 0 4 28 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 122   Shaquille O'Neal 23 13 1 0 0 4 5 36 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Apr. 11, 2008
28. Rockets 101   Dikembe Mutombo 8 8 0 0 3 1 2 30 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 90   Shaquille O'Neal 16 11 4 0 1 5 4 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 2009
29. Rockets 109   Dikembe Mutombo 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Suns 114   Shaquille O'Neal 22 10 1 3 2 3 1 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-11 .545