Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rafer Alston and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rafer Alston 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:
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They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 12-6 winning record over Rafer Alston. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rafer Alston:
1999-00 to 2009-10
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
Rafer Alston
6
6
0
Shaquille O'Neal
12
12
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rafer Alston 13.1 3.1 4.2 1.20.1
Shaquille O'Neal 21.2 11.0 2.00.61.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rafer Alston 29 7 9 31
Shaquille O'Neal 34 18 5 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rafer Alston 2

games
0

games
15

games
9

games
0

games
Shaquille O'Neal 15

games
17

games
2

games
3

games
14

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
1

game
6

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2001
1. Bucks 85   Rafer Alston 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 11 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 19 9 5 0 3 3 4 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-11 .455
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 2003
2. Heat 77   Rafer Alston 6 2 4 2 1 1 3 29 2-8 .250 0-5 .000 2-4 .500
Lakers 99   Shaquille O'Neal 14 6 1 1 1 4 5 24 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Feb. 10, 2004
3. Heat 83   Rafer Alston 9 0 3 0 0 2 3 25 3-9 .333 3-8 .375 0-0 -
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 25 10 1 1 2 2 3 33 12-18 .667 0-0 - 1-5 .200
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2004
4. Raptors 94   Rafer Alston 11 7 4 2 0 2 3 36 5-12 .417 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Heat 92   Shaquille O'Neal 34 17 2 0 1 1 5 40 12-15 .800 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Dec. 12, 2004
5. Raptors 98   Rafer Alston 19 4 9 2 0 8 3 48 7-13 .538 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000
Heat 106   Shaquille O'Neal 20 9 4 1 4 3 3 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Jan. 26, 2005
6. Raptors 96   Rafer Alston 29 3 8 1 0 5 3 37 9-17 .529 3-6 .500 8-12 .667
Heat 111   Shaquille O'Neal 33 18 3 0 1 5 4 39 13-19 .684 0-0 - 7-20 .350
Mar. 29, 2005
7. Raptors 91   Rafer Alston 19 4 6 1 0 5 1 39 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Heat 103   Shaquille O'Neal 28 9 3 1 2 5 4 36 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-11 .545
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2006
8. Rockets 95   Rafer Alston 26 7 3 3 0 3 5 43 8-17 .471 5-8 .625 5-6 .833
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
9. Rockets 94   Rafer Alston 8 2 2 2 0 2 3 33 2-6 .333 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Heat 72   Shaquille O'Neal 15 10 1 0 1 5 4 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-9 .333
Feb. 21, 2007
10. Rockets 112   Rafer Alston 20 2 6 0 0 2 1 30 7-15 .467 6-10 .600 0-0 -
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
11. Rockets 91   Rafer Alston 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 27 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 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
12. Rockets 113   Rafer Alston 15 5 1 1 0 0 1 33 6-15 .400 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Suns 122   Shaquille O'Neal 23 13 1 0 0 4 5 36 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Apr. 11, 2008
13. Rockets 101   Rafer Alston 5 4 2 1 0 0 2 30 2-11 .182 1-3 .333 0-0 -
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
%
Nov. 12, 2008
14. Rockets 94   Rafer Alston 15 0 4 3 0 0 1 27 7-11 .636 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Suns 82   Shaquille O'Neal 18 13 3 0 4 2 3 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 03, 2009
15. Magic 111   Rafer Alston 15 6 6 2 0 4 5 32 4-12 .333 1-4 .250 6-8 .750
Suns 99   Shaquille O'Neal 19 11 0 3 2 4 4 35 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-3 .333
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 2009
16. Nets 89   Rafer Alston 20 1 3 1 0 1 3 19 7-14 .500 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 99   Shaquille O'Neal 16 5 2 1 3 1 3 25 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Jan. 25, 2010
17. Heat 91   Rafer Alston 10 5 4 0 1 1 3 37 4-9 .444 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Cavaliers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 19 5 2 0 1 4 5 27 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Feb. 04, 2010
18. Heat 86   Rafer Alston 2 1 4 0 0 2 3 14 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 13 8 1 0 0 1 2 21 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333