Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shaquille O'Neal and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shaquille O'Neal and Gary Payton 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 37 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 19-18 winning record over Shaquille O'Neal, but Shaquille O'Neal won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
37 Games played
32 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal
18
14
4
Gary Payton
19
18
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 28.0 10.5 3.1 0.52.7
Gary Payton 21.8 4.4 7.21.80.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 44 20 7 38
Gary Payton 36 11 13 71
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 25

games
35

games
1

game
3

games
31

games
Gary Payton 11

games
1

game
35

games
24

games
0

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
1

game
10

games
6

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. 01, 1992
1. Magic 102   Shaquille O'Neal 9 11 1 0 4 4 4 36 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-7 .143
Supersonics 116   Gary Payton 17 6 4 3 0 2 5 25 8-15 .533 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 14, 1993
2. Magic 97   Shaquille O'Neal 29 8 2 1 4 1 4 41 10-13 .769 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Supersonics 105   Gary Payton 18 6 3 3 0 3 1 35 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1993
3. Magic 100   Shaquille O'Neal 16 11 0 0 2 5 3 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Supersonics 124   Gary Payton 18 4 9 2 0 2 2 31 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 18, 1994
4. Magic 124   Shaquille O'Neal 38 20 3 1 5 2 1 41 16-19 .842 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 13 8 3 0 0 3 3 36 6-14 .429 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1994
5. Magic 84   Shaquille O'Neal 15 5 4 0 0 1 4 30 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Supersonics 124   Gary Payton 31 4 7 7 0 2 1 31 11-15 .733 2-3 .667 7-8 .875
Feb. 02, 1995
6. Magic 103   Shaquille O'Neal 39 15 0 1 4 2 1 46 15-27 .556 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 26 3 7 4 0 2 2 37 11-18 .611 3-5 .600 1-2 .500
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 1996
7. Magic 115   Shaquille O'Neal 38 13 4 0 4 4 4 33 16-22 .727 0-0 - 6-15 .400
Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 8 5 5 2 0 3 0 36 4-15 .267 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 1996
8. Magic 99   Shaquille O'Neal 20 11 1 3 1 2 4 44 9-20 .450 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 23 3 5 3 0 3 1 33 9-15 .600 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1996
9. Lakers 110   Shaquille O'Neal 32 14 7 1 3 3 2 45 13-25 .520 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 24 3 6 1 0 2 3 43 9-19 .474 0-2 .000 6-11 .545
Jan. 26, 1997
10. Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 22 11 3 1 2 1 2 39 9-19 .474 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 25 2 7 4 1 0 2 44 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1998
11. Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 30 12 2 0 5 3 3 35 12-19 .632 0-0 - 6-13 .462
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 20 11 7 0 0 3 1 44 9-23 .391 1-5 .200 1-3 .333
Feb. 13, 1998
12. Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 44 12 2 3 3 5 5 41 19-29 .655 0-0 - 6-12 .500
OT Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 30 4 9 3 0 1 4 49 10-14 .714 5-8 .625 5-6 .833
Mar. 16, 1998
13. Lakers 89   Shaquille O'Neal 25 8 3 1 1 2 4 45 10-23 .435 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 27 3 9 2 0 4 3 38 9-18 .500 3-6 .500 6-7 .857
Mar. 20, 1998
14. Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 24 16 0 1 2 5 3 42 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-15 .267
Supersonics 80   Gary Payton 13 4 6 2 0 7 2 38 5-16 .313 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 1998
15. Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 27 11 4 0 0 4 3 38 11-20 .550 0-0 - 5-12 .417
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 25 1 6 1 0 1 2 43 8-19 .421 3-6 .500 6-6 1.000
May. 06, 1998
16. Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 26 10 1 1 4 3 2 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 68   Gary Payton 12 2 5 1 0 2 4 39 6-17 .353 0-4 .000 0-0 -
May. 08, 1998
17. Lakers 119   Shaquille O'Neal 30 10 4 0 3 1 4 33 10-18 .556 0-0 - 10-20 .500
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 22 2 13 2 0 3 2 45 8-17 .471 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
May. 10, 1998
18. Lakers 112   Shaquille O'Neal 39 8 7 0 5 0 1 37 15-20 .750 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 31 8 13 1 0 4 2 41 12-18 .667 4-6 .667 3-3 1.000
May. 12, 1998
19. Lakers 110   Shaquille O'Neal 31 9 4 0 8 5 3 40 12-17 .706 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Supersonics 95   Gary Payton 20 3 5 3 0 3 3 48 5-16 .313 2-7 .286 8-8 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1999
20. Lakers 89   Shaquille O'Neal 27 10 2 0 1 4 4 39 11-24 .458 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 26 5 6 1 0 4 3 43 9-22 .409 2-9 .222 6-10 .600
Mar. 05, 1999
21. Lakers 103   Shaquille O'Neal 31 11 7 0 1 3 2 38 14-21 .667 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 34 4 11 2 0 1 2 42 14-23 .609 6-10 .600 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1999
22. Lakers 109   Shaquille O'Neal 38 8 2 3 1 1 2 42 18-30 .600 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 33 5 9 2 0 6 5 45 12-24 .500 2-8 .250 7-11 .636
May. 02, 1999
23. Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 33 12 1 0 1 1 1 40 12-24 .500 0-0 - 9-20 .450
Supersonics 84   Gary Payton 29 5 5 1 1 6 3 48 11-24 .458 2-7 .286 5-8 .625
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1999
24. Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 27 10 3 1 4 0 3 33 11-19 .579 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Supersonics 77   Gary Payton 12 6 5 2 0 1 0 32 5-14 .357 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Jan. 08, 2000
25. Lakers 110   Shaquille O'Neal 23 9 6 0 1 2 5 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 23 4 9 2 0 3 0 48 9-18 .500 3-7 .429 2-3 .667
Jan. 17, 2000
26. Lakers 81   Shaquille O'Neal 30 10 6 1 3 4 3 47 13-21 .619 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Supersonics 82   Gary Payton 36 6 7 0 0 4 2 43 14-27 .519 5-10 .500 3-5 .600
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2000
27. Lakers 88   Shaquille O'Neal 23 7 4 0 3 3 4 36 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Supersonics 121   Gary Payton 27 3 6 2 0 3 2 34 10-18 .556 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Dec. 08, 2000
28. Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 26 17 5 0 5 1 3 39 13-24 .542 0-0 - 0-11 .000
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 25 6 10 0 1 2 2 38 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 9-13 .692
Jan. 23, 2001
29. Lakers 80   Shaquille O'Neal 29 9 4 0 4 4 3 41 12-21 .571 0-0 - 5-12 .417
Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 34 6 6 0 0 3 2 43 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 11-14 .786
Mar. 11, 2001
30. Lakers 97   Shaquille O'Neal 29 7 2 0 1 6 6 33 11-19 .579 0-0 - 7-10 .700
OT Supersonics 109   Gary Payton 24 5 11 0 1 4 3 49 9-21 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2001
31. Lakers 107   Shaquille O'Neal 8 3 2 0 0 1 0 10 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 11 4 9 0 0 3 3 40 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 11, 2001
32. Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 37 16 3 0 6 2 2 42 18-27 .667 0-0 - 1-7 .143
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 29 2 10 2 0 3 1 44 14-29 .483 1-3 .333 0-2 .000
Apr. 15, 2002
33. Lakers 111   Shaquille O'Neal 41 11 4 0 0 3 3 33 16-21 .762 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 20 5 8 0 0 3 2 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 2003
34. Lakers 119   Shaquille O'Neal 20 5 7 0 2 3 2 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Supersonics 98   Gary Payton 14 1 12 3 0 4 0 37 6-15 .400 1-1 1.000 1-3 .333
Mar. 15, 2003
35. Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 24 11 5 1 3 7 1 39 9-23 .391 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Bucks 94   Gary Payton 6 3 8 3 1 4 2 40 3-15 .200 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2004
36. Heat 106   Shaquille O'Neal 21 13 0 0 2 0 4 40 9-9 1.000 0-0 - 3-10 .300
Celtics 104   Gary Payton 15 6 2 1 0 1 1 31 5-13 .385 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Apr. 15, 2005
37. Heat 99   Shaquille O'Neal 34 5 1 0 1 1 2 33 12-16 .750 0-0 - 10-20 .500
Celtics 101   Gary Payton 5 3 5 1 0 1 0 37 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -