Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone 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 42 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 22-20 winning record over Shaquille O'Neal, including an 8-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
42 Games played
33 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
22
14
8
Shaquille O'Neal
20
19
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 26.0 10.0 3.5 0.90.6
Shaquille O'Neal 27.1 11.2 2.10.82.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 42 21 8 42
Shaquille O'Neal 39 19 5 36
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 19

games		 15

games		 24

games		 16

games		3

games
Shaquille O'Neal 21

games 		21

games		 10

games		 12

games		36

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 6

games		 8

games		 14

games		3

games

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. 22, 1992
1. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 30 12 4 1 0 2 3 35 10-19 .526 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Magic 101   Shaquille O'Neal 28 19 3 0 5 5 4 42 12-18 .667 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Feb. 08, 1993
2. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 23 14 3 2 1 2 4 39 5-13 .385 0-0 - 13-18 .722
Magic 96   Shaquille O'Neal 22 11 1 2 4 4 4 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1993
3. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 30 10 5 0 1 3 5 41 11-21 .524 1-1 1.000 7-9 .778
Magic 114   Shaquille O'Neal 23 10 5 0 4 4 2 41 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 23, 1994
4. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 27 17 5 0 2 6 3 45 10-24 .417 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Magic 98   Shaquille O'Neal 19 8 2 0 3 2 5 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-11 .455
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 14, 1995
5. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 27 13 2 2 0 2 4 37 9-19 .474 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Magic 95   Shaquille O'Neal 29 11 2 0 3 1 3 43 10-19 .526 0-0 - 9-16 .563
Mar. 31, 1995
6. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 26 10 4 0 1 5 5 40 8-12 .667 1-1 1.000 9-12 .750
Magic 101   Shaquille O'Neal 28 11 1 2 3 2 4 40 10-23 .435 0-0 - 8-13 .615
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1995
7. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 24 21 5 1 1 1 4 40 10-21 .476 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Magic 111   Shaquille O'Neal 26 11 1 0 1 1 5 24 9-16 .563 0-0 - 8-16 .500
Jan. 19, 1996
8. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 37 11 8 2 1 4 3 39 15-24 .625 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Magic 99   Shaquille O'Neal 19 8 4 1 3 0 5 42 7-19 .368 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1996
9. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 37 6 6 2 0 3 3 35 14-21 .667 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Lakers 97   Shaquille O'Neal 26 15 2 1 4 4 4 41 11-22 .500 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Dec. 04, 1996
10. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 26 8 6 4 2 3 3 30 9-14 .643 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Lakers 75   Shaquille O'Neal 21 8 2 0 3 4 4 33 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Apr. 13, 1997
11. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 26 4 4 0 0 2 3 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 39 13 2 1 2 1 2 41 14-29 .483 0-0 - 11-18 .611
1997 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 1997
12. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 23 13 0 2 2 3 3 38 9-21 .429 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Lakers 77   Shaquille O'Neal 17 12 3 1 1 4 5 39 6-16 .375 0-0 - 5-8 .625
May. 06, 1997
13. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 31 11 5 2 1 7 2 43 12-26 .462 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 25 12 2 0 2 5 4 35 10-25 .400 0-0 - 5-10 .500
May. 08, 1997
14. Jazz 84   Karl Malone 15 10 0 0 0 2 3 34 2-20 .100 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 11 10 2 0 0 2 4 18 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-4 .250
May. 10, 1997
15. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 42 9 3 0 0 2 4 39 12-27 .444 0-0 - 18-18 1.000
Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 34 11 4 1 6 2 5 43 12-19 .632 0-0 - 10-15 .667
May. 12, 1997
16. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 32 20 3 1 0 1 2 49 9-21 .429 0-0 - 14-18 .778
OT Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 23 13 5 0 1 2 6 37 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-9 .556
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1997
17. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 26 9 6 1 1 3 4 40 10-22 .455 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 97   Shaquille O'Neal 17 9 0 1 4 3 3 36 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Mar. 28, 1998
18. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 31 8 3 1 2 1 5 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 17-18 .944
Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 31 5 1 1 0 2 4 33 10-17 .588 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Apr. 19, 1998
19. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 27 9 3 1 1 1 4 33 9-21 .429 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 33 15 3 1 4 2 3 40 10-21 .476 0-0 - 13-20 .650
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 1998
20. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 29 10 4 1 0 3 2 33 11-21 .524 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Lakers 77   Shaquille O'Neal 19 8 0 0 2 7 4 35 6-16 .375 0-0 - 7-16 .438
May. 18, 1998
21. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 33 7 3 0 0 3 3 41 12-18 .667 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 31 7 1 1 0 2 4 42 14-21 .667 0-0 - 3-8 .375
May. 22, 1998
22. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 26 10 6 1 0 2 3 39 9-22 .409 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 39 15 2 0 1 5 6 41 17-30 .567 0-0 - 5-13 .385
May. 24, 1998
23. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 32 14 5 1 0 1 5 41 9-20 .450 0-0 - 14-15 .933
Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 38 7 1 1 1 0 4 39 14-24 .583 0-0 - 10-18 .556
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1999
24. Jazz 100   Karl Malone 28 8 2 1 0 0 4 34 8-15 .533 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 37 14 1 1 2 2 6 41 12-27 .444 0-0 - 13-22 .591
Mar. 07, 1999
25. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 34 9 1 0 0 1 2 40 10-22 .455 0-0 - 14-19 .737
Lakers 97   Shaquille O'Neal 23 16 1 0 4 5 4 34 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-13 .231
Apr. 06, 1999
26. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 30 10 5 1 0 5 3 39 12-12 1.000 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 24 7 2 0 3 3 5 30 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 6-12 .500
Apr. 17, 1999
27. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 27 8 5 0 0 4 3 30 7-13 .538 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 29 14 0 1 4 2 5 35 13-19 .684 0-0 - 3-7 .429
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1999
28. Jazz 84   Karl Malone 14 5 3 0 1 5 3 36 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 23 13 1 1 2 2 4 34 9-20 .450 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Nov. 24, 1999
29. Jazz 82   Karl Malone 22 12 3 0 0 4 1 40 9-23 .391 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 90   Shaquille O'Neal 39 18 4 1 3 2 2 45 14-24 .583 0-0 - 11-20 .550
Jan. 24, 2000
30. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 31 13 2 0 0 5 5 47 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
2OT Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 36 9 3 2 6 3 4 55 16-31 .516 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 04, 2000
31. Jazz 67   Karl Malone 14 2 1 1 0 1 2 18 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 113   Shaquille O'Neal 25 6 2 0 5 2 4 29 8-11 .727 0-0 - 9-14 .643
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2000
32. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 26 11 0 0 1 4 2 37 8-17 .471 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 34 15 1 2 0 4 6 43 14-20 .700 0-0 - 6-18 .333
Jan. 03, 2001
33. Jazz 71   Karl Malone 14 6 5 0 1 6 2 40 3-14 .214 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Lakers 82   Shaquille O'Neal 24 17 1 1 5 3 6 40 9-21 .429 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Jan. 13, 2001
34. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 20 9 3 1 0 0 2 39 5-13 .385 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Lakers 103   Shaquille O'Neal 30 12 5 0 2 6 3 43 9-15 .600 0-0 - 12-20 .600
Apr. 03, 2001
35. Jazz 88   Karl Malone 31 14 2 3 2 6 2 40 9-17 .529 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 31 11 1 1 4 4 5 32 13-24 .542 0-0 - 5-11 .455
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2001
36. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 16 10 2 2 2 4 5 43 5-13 .385 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 31 6 2 1 3 3 6 38 11-22 .500 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Nov. 04, 2001
37. Jazz 96   Karl Malone 26 3 1 1 0 3 6 30 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 30 8 4 2 2 6 5 41 10-15 .667 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Mar. 06, 2002
38. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 23 8 5 1 2 6 4 41 5-13 .385 1-1 1.000 12-13 .923
Lakers 84   Shaquille O'Neal 28 12 1 1 3 3 3 42 13-21 .619 0-0 - 2-9 .222
Apr. 09, 2002
39. Jazz 82   Karl Malone 12 6 2 1 0 2 4 31 3-13 .231 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 112   Shaquille O'Neal 22 3 2 1 2 1 3 25 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-7 .857
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 2002
40. Jazz 93   Karl Malone 29 15 4 0 0 4 0 41 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Lakers 85   Shaquille O'Neal 23 15 1 0 1 1 2 38 8-23 .348 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Dec. 08, 2002
41. Jazz 101   Karl Malone 11 8 3 1 1 2 2 38 3-16 .188 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 110   Shaquille O'Neal 32 11 3 3 3 6 4 41 13-19 .684 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Feb. 01, 2003
42. Jazz 87   Karl Malone 26 9 3 0 0 4 4 40 9-21 .429 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Lakers 99   Shaquille O'Neal 21 13 3 0 3 4 4 37 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-6 .167
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