Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shaquille O'Neal and Earl Watson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shaquille O'Neal and Earl Watson 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 16 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 13-3 winning record over Earl Watson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Shaquille O'Neal
vs.
Earl Watson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
Earl Watson:
2001-02 to 2013-14
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal
13
13
0
Earl Watson
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 23.4 9.4 2.1 0.52.2
Earl Watson 5.9 1.8 3.90.60.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 41 19 5 37
Earl Watson 14 5 12 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 14

games		 15

games		 3

games		 4

games		9

games
Earl Watson 2

games 		1

game		 11

games		 4

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 8

games		6

games

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. 30, 2001
1. Lakers 107   Shaquille O'Neal 8 3 2 0 0 1 0 10 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Supersonics 92   Earl Watson 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 9 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 11, 2001
2. Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 37 16 3 0 6 2 2 42 18-27 .667 0-0 - 1-7 .143
Supersonics 104   Earl Watson 14 3 1 0 0 1 0 25 6-10 .600 2-2 1.000 0-1 .000
Apr. 15, 2002
3. Lakers 111   Shaquille O'Neal 41 11 4 0 0 3 3 33 16-21 .762 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Supersonics 104   Earl Watson 5 0 4 1 0 1 0 12 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2002
4. Lakers 112   Shaquille O'Neal 33 13 3 3 1 4 6 43 13-27 .481 0-0 - 7-8 .875
OT Grizzlies 106   Earl Watson 2 0 7 2 1 1 0 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 03, 2002
5. Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 28 9 3 0 7 3 4 39 10-21 .476 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Grizzlies 91   Earl Watson 4 1 7 0 0 0 1 22 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 31, 2003
6. Lakers 110   Shaquille O'Neal 34 11 3 0 4 3 2 38 15-22 .682 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Grizzlies 94   Earl Watson 2 2 3 0 0 3 1 15 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 2003
7. Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 33 19 3 0 2 4 4 39 13-20 .650 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Grizzlies 101   Earl Watson 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 14 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2003
8. Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 20 12 2 2 3 3 4 40 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Grizzlies 105   Earl Watson 7 0 3 1 0 1 5 13 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 2004
9. Lakers 103   Shaquille O'Neal 28 12 0 1 4 2 4 43 12-14 .857 0-0 - 4-11 .364
Grizzlies 95   Earl Watson 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2004
10. Heat 92   Shaquille O'Neal 20 5 5 1 3 3 5 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Grizzlies 84   Earl Watson 12 2 12 0 0 2 3 35 4-16 .250 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2007
11. Heat 95   Shaquille O'Neal 10 3 0 0 0 3 4 16 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 104   Earl Watson 8 2 6 0 0 3 2 26 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Mar. 19, 2008
12. Suns 110   Shaquille O'Neal 9 8 0 0 0 4 2 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Supersonics 98   Earl Watson 11 3 3 2 0 3 3 35 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 2008
13. Suns 110   Shaquille O'Neal 28 12 2 0 2 3 2 32 10-12 .833 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Thunder 102   Earl Watson 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 17 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 2009
14. Suns 140   Shaquille O'Neal 22 9 2 0 1 0 1 31 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Thunder 118   Earl Watson 12 2 3 0 1 2 2 27 4-11 .364 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2010
15. Cavaliers 94   Shaquille O'Neal 22 8 1 0 2 3 2 25 8-10 .800 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Pacers 73   Earl Watson 4 5 3 0 0 2 5 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2011
16. Celtics 110   Shaquille O'Neal 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 86   Earl Watson 12 3 2 2 1 5 2 25 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 5-8 .625
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