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

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James 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 19 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 12-7 winning record over LeBron James. They each won 1 game in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

LeBron James
vs.
Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
19 Games played
17 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
LeBron James
7
6
1
Shaquille O'Neal
12
11
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 29.6 6.2 6.8 1.50.8
Shaquille O'Neal 14.4 7.1 1.70.31.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 47 14 13 45
Shaquille O'Neal 37 12 6 13
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 18

games		 5

games		 17

games		 12

games		4

games
Shaquille O'Neal 1

game 		12

games		 2

games		 1

game		11

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 6

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 2004
1. Cavaliers 106   LeBron James 32 4 4 0 0 0 0 43 12-26 .462 4-4 1.000 4-5 .800
OT Lakers 111   Shaquille O'Neal 37 12 6 0 2 1 2 49 14-21 .667 0-0 - 9-20 .450
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2004
2. Cavaliers 86   LeBron James 21 6 8 1 0 1 0 42 9-22 .409 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Heat 92   Shaquille O'Neal 17 9 2 0 3 1 2 33 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-9 .333
Feb. 03, 2005
3. Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 31 2 10 3 0 2 2 46 11-23 .478 1-3 .333 8-12 .667
Heat 100   Shaquille O'Neal 26 12 3 0 2 1 4 33 11-21 .524 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Mar. 06, 2005
4. Cavaliers 82   LeBron James 23 4 5 2 0 1 1 40 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
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
5. Cavaliers 115   LeBron James 41 5 10 1 0 4 3 46 12-19 .632 2-4 .500 15-16 .938
Heat 107   Shaquille O'Neal 10 6 1 0 0 4 4 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Feb. 02, 2006
6. Cavaliers 73   LeBron James 29 5 7 1 0 1 0 39 12-29 .414 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
Heat 101   Shaquille O'Neal 21 8 1 0 2 3 4 27 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 12, 2006
7. Cavaliers 92   LeBron James 47 7 4 0 1 5 2 45 11-27 .407 1-6 .167 24-28 .857
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
8. Cavaliers 89   LeBron James 17 6 9 1 0 2 4 36 6-18 .333 2-7 .286 3-8 .375
Heat 92   Shaquille O'Neal 16 8 2 1 1 0 6 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Feb. 09, 2007
9. Cavaliers 103   LeBron James 29 7 6 0 0 2 1 41 12-22 .545 1-4 .250 4-8 .500
Heat 79   Shaquille O'Neal 14 7 1 0 1 1 5 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 25, 2007
10. Cavaliers 81   LeBron James 29 3 7 0 1 2 2 42 10-22 .455 2-5 .400 7-12 .583
Heat 86   Shaquille O'Neal 19 11 3 0 1 0 2 29 9-18 .500 0-0 - 1-7 .143
Apr. 05, 2007
11. Cavaliers 90   LeBron James 35 9 5 0 0 4 4 49 11-21 .524 2-5 .400 11-13 .846
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
12. Cavaliers 96   LeBron James 25 6 12 1 1 2 3 39 9-19 .474 0-3 .000 7-11 .636
Heat 82   Shaquille O'Neal 13 9 1 1 2 4 5 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Jan. 21, 2008
13. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 28 3 5 4 1 5 4 40 11-26 .423 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Heat 90   Shaquille O'Neal 10 5 1 0 2 3 4 28 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 11, 2009
14. Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 26 6 6 2 1 3 1 33 9-18 .500 1-5 .200 7-8 .875
Suns 92   Shaquille O'Neal 11 6 1 1 2 4 2 34 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 12, 2009
15. Cavaliers 119   LeBron James 34 10 13 3 3 3 0 43 10-24 .417 3-8 .375 11-13 .846
Suns 111   Shaquille O'Neal 12 7 0 0 1 4 6 26 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 2010
16. Heat 80   LeBron James 31 4 3 1 2 8 1 43 10-21 .476 3-6 .500 8-12 .667
Celtics 88   Shaquille O'Neal 9 7 0 0 1 1 2 18 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Nov. 11, 2010
17. Heat 107   LeBron James 35 10 9 3 0 4 3 44 9-21 .429 0-5 .000 17-22 .773
Celtics 112   Shaquille O'Neal 5 7 0 1 0 1 5 21 1-4 .250 0-0 - 3-5 .600
2011 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 2011
18. Heat 81   LeBron James 15 7 4 2 5 4 3 43 6-16 .375 0-3 .000 3-7 .429
Celtics 97   Shaquille O'Neal 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 09, 2011
19. Heat 98   LeBron James 35 14 3 3 0 5 3 50 12-28 .429 2-6 .333 9-9 1.000
OT Celtics 90   Shaquille O'Neal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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