Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shaquille O'Neal and Greg Ostertag

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shaquille O'Neal and Greg Ostertag 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.

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They faced each other a total of 41 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 21-20 winning record over Greg Ostertag, but Greg Ostertag won more matchups in the Playoffs for an 8-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
Greg Ostertag:
1995-96 to 2005-06
41 Games played
32 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal
21
20
1
Greg Ostertag
20
12
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 25.9 11.1 2.1 0.82.5
Greg Ostertag 4.1 5.6 0.60.22.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 39 18 8 36
Greg Ostertag 11 14 3 19
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 41

games
35

games
30

games
22

games
22

games
Greg Ostertag 0

games
2

games
4

games
4

games
15

games
Both had same stat 0

games
4

games
7

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15

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1996
1. Lakers 97   Shaquille O'Neal 26 15 2 1 4 4 4 41 11-22 .500 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Jazz 113   Greg Ostertag 10 9 1 0 3 0 6 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 04, 1996
2. Lakers 75   Shaquille O'Neal 21 8 2 0 3 4 4 33 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Jazz 101   Greg Ostertag 6 7 1 1 2 1 4 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 13, 1997
3. Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 39 13 2 1 2 1 2 41 14-29 .483 0-0 - 11-18 .611
Jazz 98   Greg Ostertag 7 13 0 0 3 2 5 35 1-2 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1997 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 1997
4. Lakers 77   Shaquille O'Neal 17 12 3 1 1 4 5 39 6-16 .375 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jazz 93   Greg Ostertag 8 7 2 0 3 1 3 32 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 06, 1997
5. Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 25 12 2 0 2 5 4 35 10-25 .400 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Jazz 103   Greg Ostertag 4 4 0 0 4 1 6 19 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 08, 1997
6. Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 11 10 2 0 0 2 4 18 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jazz 84   Greg Ostertag 1 5 0 0 1 1 3 14 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 10, 1997
7. Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 34 11 4 1 6 2 5 43 12-19 .632 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Jazz 110   Greg Ostertag 2 5 0 1 2 0 5 32 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 12, 1997
8. Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 23 13 5 0 1 2 6 37 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-9 .556
OT Jazz 98   Greg Ostertag 0 10 0 0 9 1 5 37 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1997
9. Lakers 97   Shaquille O'Neal 17 9 0 1 4 3 3 36 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Jazz 92   Greg Ostertag 6 3 1 0 2 0 2 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 28, 1998
10. Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 31 5 1 1 0 2 4 33 10-17 .588 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Jazz 106   Greg Ostertag 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 9 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1998
11. Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 33 15 3 1 4 2 3 40 10-21 .476 0-0 - 13-20 .650
Jazz 98   Greg Ostertag 2 6 1 0 2 0 4 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 1998
12. Lakers 77   Shaquille O'Neal 19 8 0 0 2 7 4 35 6-16 .375 0-0 - 7-16 .438
Jazz 112   Greg Ostertag 2 3 2 0 1 1 4 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 18, 1998
13. Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 31 7 1 1 0 2 4 42 14-21 .667 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Jazz 99   Greg Ostertag 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 17 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 22, 1998
14. Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 39 15 2 0 1 5 6 41 17-30 .567 0-0 - 5-13 .385
Jazz 109   Greg Ostertag 6 4 1 1 3 1 4 27 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 24, 1998
15. Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 38 7 1 1 1 0 4 39 14-24 .583 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Jazz 96   Greg Ostertag 11 7 1 0 5 2 3 30 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1999
16. Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 37 14 1 1 2 2 6 41 12-27 .444 0-0 - 13-22 .591
Jazz 100   Greg Ostertag 4 7 1 0 2 1 6 21 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 07, 1999
17. Lakers 97   Shaquille O'Neal 23 16 1 0 4 5 4 34 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-13 .231
Jazz 89   Greg Ostertag 1 11 0 0 1 0 4 33 0-4 .000 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Apr. 06, 1999
18. Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 24 7 2 0 3 3 5 30 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 6-12 .500
Jazz 106   Greg Ostertag 11 10 0 0 4 0 3 35 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 17, 1999
19. Lakers 93   Shaquille O'Neal 29 14 0 1 4 2 5 35 13-19 .684 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Jazz 109   Greg Ostertag 2 3 0 0 2 1 4 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1999
20. Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 23 13 1 1 2 2 4 34 9-20 .450 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Jazz 84   Greg Ostertag 7 7 0 1 4 3 4 29 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Nov. 24, 1999
21. Lakers 90   Shaquille O'Neal 39 18 4 1 3 2 2 45 14-24 .583 0-0 - 11-20 .550
Jazz 82   Greg Ostertag 5 5 0 0 4 0 5 25 1-2 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 24, 2000
22. Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 36 9 3 2 6 3 4 55 16-31 .516 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2OT Jazz 105   Greg Ostertag 5 14 0 1 2 0 5 40 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 04, 2000
23. Lakers 113   Shaquille O'Neal 25 6 2 0 5 2 4 29 8-11 .727 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Jazz 67   Greg Ostertag 10 4 0 0 2 1 4 16 1-4 .250 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2000
24. Lakers 92   Shaquille O'Neal 34 15 1 2 0 4 6 43 14-20 .700 0-0 - 6-18 .333
Jazz 97   Greg Ostertag 1 6 0 1 1 1 6 22 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 03, 2001
25. Lakers 82   Shaquille O'Neal 24 17 1 1 5 3 6 40 9-21 .429 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Jazz 71   Greg Ostertag 0 3 1 0 1 1 3 22 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 13, 2001
26. Lakers 103   Shaquille O'Neal 30 12 5 0 2 6 3 43 9-15 .600 0-0 - 12-20 .600
Jazz 111   Greg Ostertag 3 2 0 0 1 0 4 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 03, 2001
27. Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 31 11 1 1 4 4 5 32 13-24 .542 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Jazz 88   Greg Ostertag 0 6 0 0 1 0 5 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2001
28. Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 31 6 2 1 3 3 6 38 11-22 .500 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Jazz 101   Greg Ostertag 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 04, 2001
29. Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 30 8 4 2 2 6 5 41 10-15 .667 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Jazz 96   Greg Ostertag 0 3 1 0 3 1 4 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 06, 2002
30. Lakers 84   Shaquille O'Neal 28 12 1 1 3 3 3 42 13-21 .619 0-0 - 2-9 .222
Jazz 92   Greg Ostertag 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 2002
31. Lakers 112   Shaquille O'Neal 22 3 2 1 2 1 3 25 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jazz 82   Greg Ostertag 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 2002
32. Lakers 85   Shaquille O'Neal 23 15 1 0 1 1 2 38 8-23 .348 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Jazz 93   Greg Ostertag 10 6 1 1 1 0 4 35 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 08, 2002
33. Lakers 110   Shaquille O'Neal 32 11 3 3 3 6 4 41 13-19 .684 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Jazz 101   Greg Ostertag 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 01, 2003
34. Lakers 99   Shaquille O'Neal 21 13 3 0 3 4 4 37 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-6 .167
Jazz 87   Greg Ostertag 5 5 0 0 4 1 4 27 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 2003
35. Lakers 94   Shaquille O'Neal 19 15 8 1 2 3 4 41 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Jazz 92   Greg Ostertag 9 7 3 0 0 0 3 27 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 08, 2004
36. Lakers 83   Shaquille O'Neal 16 10 4 0 2 4 4 28 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Jazz 88   Greg Ostertag 7 10 0 0 1 2 4 29 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 28, 2004
37. Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 11 14 0 0 2 1 2 42 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-10 .300
Jazz 84   Greg Ostertag 6 8 0 1 2 0 2 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2004
38. Heat 109   Shaquille O'Neal 25 10 2 0 2 1 4 40 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-13 .231
Kings 107   Greg Ostertag 5 10 3 0 1 0 4 21 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Mar. 04, 2005
39. Heat 104   Shaquille O'Neal 18 7 5 1 2 2 0 32 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-9 .222
Kings 83   Greg Ostertag 0 4 0 0 1 2 2 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2006
40. Heat 100   Shaquille O'Neal 12 14 1 2 3 2 4 34 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jazz 94   Greg Ostertag 3 4 1 1 3 0 2 15 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 14, 2006
41. Heat 121   Shaquille O'Neal 13 7 0 0 3 1 4 18 6-7 .857 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jazz 83   Greg Ostertag 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -