Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Edwards and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Edwards 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 6 times in NBA games. James Edwards has a 4-2 winning record over Shaquille O'Neal, including a 1-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Edwards:
1977-78 to 1995-96
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
6 Games played
5 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Edwards
4
3
1
Shaquille O'Neal
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 3.8 2.0 0.7 0.00.2
Shaquille O'Neal 27.7 12.7 2.71.51.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 8 4 3 01
Shaquille O'Neal 33 23 5 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 0

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1

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Shaquille O'Neal 6

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6

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4

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5

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4

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Both had same stat 0

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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
%
Dec. 30, 1992
1. Lakers 96   James Edwards 7 4 3 0 0 0 3 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Magic 93   Shaquille O'Neal 23 23 2 0 0 7 3 44 7-11 .636 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Feb. 02, 1993
2. Lakers 97   James Edwards 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 07 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 110   Shaquille O'Neal 31 14 1 1 2 1 5 32 13-17 .765 0-0 - 5-9 .556
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1993
3. Lakers 109   James Edwards 8 3 0 0 1 1 5 18 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 102   Shaquille O'Neal 33 10 5 4 1 2 3 43 12-17 .706 0-0 - 9-15 .600
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1994
4. Trail Blazers 104   James Edwards 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 108   Shaquille O'Neal 30 11 1 2 3 2 5 39 12-21 .571 0-0 - 6-14 .429
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 07, 1996
5. Bulls 90   James Edwards 2 2 0 0 0 2 4 09 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 86   Shaquille O'Neal 21 9 4 1 1 5 3 33 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1996 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1996
6. Bulls 106   James Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 101   Shaquille O'Neal 28 9 3 1 3 3 5 42 11-13 .846 0-0 - 6-9 .667