Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rudy Fernandez and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rudy Fernandez 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 5 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 3-2 winning record over Rudy Fernandez. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Rudy Fernandez:
2008-09 to 2011-12
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Rudy Fernandez
2
2
0
Shaquille O'Neal
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rudy Fernandez 12.0 1.8 0.8 1.40.0
Shaquille O'Neal 17.6 8.4 1.80.41.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rudy Fernandez 23 3 2 20
Shaquille O'Neal 20 17 4 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rudy Fernandez 2

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Shaquille O'Neal 3

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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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2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2008
1. Trail Blazers 96   Rudy Fernandez 20 1 0 1 0 1 2 23 8-13 .615 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Suns 107   Shaquille O'Neal 16 8 1 1 1 0 3 30 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nov. 22, 2008
2. Trail Blazers 92   Rudy Fernandez 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 27 1-9 .111 1-8 .125 0-0 -
Suns 102   Shaquille O'Neal 19 17 1 0 2 4 3 36 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Dec. 18, 2008
3. Trail Blazers 124   Rudy Fernandez 6 2 1 1 0 3 1 17 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Suns 119   Shaquille O'Neal 19 6 2 0 1 3 3 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 26, 2009
4. Trail Blazers 129   Rudy Fernandez 23 1 2 2 0 2 1 21 8-10 .800 5-6 .833 2-3 .667
Suns 109   Shaquille O'Neal 20 7 4 1 0 3 2 25 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2010
5. Trail Blazers 95   Rudy Fernandez 8 2 0 2 0 1 2 17 2-6 .333 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Celtics 99   Shaquille O'Neal 14 4 1 0 1 4 3 26 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-6 .667