Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Drew Gooden and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Drew Gooden 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 13-5 winning record over Drew Gooden. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Drew Gooden:
2002-03 to 2015-16
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Drew Gooden
5
5
0
Shaquille O'Neal
13
13
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Drew Gooden 10.4 8.3 1.2 0.80.6
Shaquille O'Neal 17.7 9.2 2.30.31.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Drew Gooden 24 14 4 32
Shaquille O'Neal 33 23 6 37
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Drew Gooden 4

games
6

games
3

games
6

games
3

games
Shaquille O'Neal 14

games
6

games
10

games
1

game
11

games
Both had same stat 0

games
6

games
5

games
11

games
4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2002
1. Grizzlies 106   Drew Gooden 19 10 4 0 2 3 4 39 8-16 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
OT Lakers 112   Shaquille O'Neal 33 13 3 3 1 4 6 43 13-27 .481 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Dec. 03, 2002
2. Grizzlies 91   Drew Gooden 11 5 1 1 0 2 2 22 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 28 9 3 0 7 3 4 39 10-21 .476 0-0 - 8-12 .667
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 2004
3. Magic 96   Drew Gooden 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 14 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 20 10 5 0 1 3 1 35 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Mar. 15, 2004
4. Magic 110   Drew Gooden 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 11 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Lakers 113   Shaquille O'Neal 27 23 3 0 5 1 4 47 9-17 .529 0-0 - 9-18 .500
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2004
5. Cavaliers 86   Drew Gooden 24 11 2 0 1 1 2 39 7-16 .438 0-3 .000 10-12 .833
Heat 92   Shaquille O'Neal 17 9 2 0 3 1 2 33 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-9 .333
Feb. 03, 2005
6. Cavaliers 88   Drew Gooden 10 12 0 0 0 1 3 37 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 100   Shaquille O'Neal 26 12 3 0 2 1 4 33 11-21 .524 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Mar. 06, 2005
7. Cavaliers 82   Drew Gooden 11 13 2 3 1 4 3 25 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Heat 102   Shaquille O'Neal 13 5 6 0 1 1 4 26 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-5 .600
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2005
8. Cavaliers 115   Drew Gooden 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Heat 107   Shaquille O'Neal 10 6 1 0 0 4 4 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Feb. 02, 2006
9. Cavaliers 73   Drew Gooden 8 8 0 0 0 1 1 18 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 101   Shaquille O'Neal 21 8 1 0 2 3 4 27 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 12, 2006
10. Cavaliers 92   Drew Gooden 9 12 0 2 1 1 3 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Heat 98   Shaquille O'Neal 18 8 1 0 0 5 3 29 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 2007
11. Cavaliers 89   Drew Gooden 11 9 1 1 0 0 2 32 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Heat 92   Shaquille O'Neal 16 8 2 1 1 0 6 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Feb. 09, 2007
12. Cavaliers 103   Drew Gooden 10 13 2 0 0 1 3 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Heat 79   Shaquille O'Neal 14 7 1 0 1 1 5 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 25, 2007
13. Cavaliers 81   Drew Gooden 4 9 2 2 0 1 4 26 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 86   Shaquille O'Neal 19 11 3 0 1 0 2 29 9-18 .500 0-0 - 1-7 .143
Apr. 05, 2007
14. Cavaliers 90   Drew Gooden 14 14 2 1 0 3 6 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Heat 94   Shaquille O'Neal 20 8 2 1 1 4 4 42 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-5 .400
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2007
15. Cavaliers 96   Drew Gooden 18 9 1 1 1 2 4 33 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Heat 82   Shaquille O'Neal 13 9 1 1 2 4 5 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Jan. 21, 2008
16. Cavaliers 97   Drew Gooden 11 5 1 1 1 1 2 27 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Heat 90   Shaquille O'Neal 10 5 1 0 2 3 4 28 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2009
17. Mavericks 95   Drew Gooden 6 6 0 2 0 3 4 23 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 111   Shaquille O'Neal 9 6 4 0 0 4 4 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 20, 2009
18. Mavericks 102   Drew Gooden 12 8 1 0 2 0 3 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 5 8 0 0 0 2 3 18 1-7 .143 0-0 - 3-4 .750