Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shaquille O'Neal and Herb Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shaquille O'Neal and Herb Williams 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 17 times in NBA games. Herb Williams has a 9-8 winning record over Shaquille O'Neal. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
Herb Williams:
1981-82 to 1998-99
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal
8
8
0
Herb Williams
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 26.5 11.9 2.4 0.92.8
Herb Williams 1.8 1.6 0.20.10.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 41 19 5 29
Herb Williams 7 10 2 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 17

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10

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Herb Williams 0

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1

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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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1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1992
1. Magic 77   Shaquille O'Neal 18 17 2 1 3 7 4 44 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-11 .364
Knicks 92   Herb Williams 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 1993
2. Magic 95   Shaquille O'Neal 22 13 3 0 5 1 5 34 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Knicks 94   Herb Williams 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 14, 1993
3. Magic 102   Shaquille O'Neal 21 19 0 2 9 4 5 47 8-25 .320 0-0 - 5-10 .500
3OT Knicks 100   Herb Williams 2 10 0 0 0 1 1 20 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1993
4. Magic 107   Shaquille O'Neal 23 9 2 0 2 2 6 35 8-23 .348 0-0 - 7-8 .875
OT Knicks 109   Herb Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1994
5. Magic 95   Shaquille O'Neal 26 5 3 0 1 3 5 36 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-11 .364
Knicks 100   Herb Williams 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1994
6. Magic 106   Shaquille O'Neal 37 17 5 0 5 2 4 45 18-27 .667 0-0 - 1-7 .143
Knicks 103   Herb Williams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1994
7. Magic 77   Shaquille O'Neal 22 13 3 2 5 2 5 44 7-16 .438 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Knicks 95   Herb Williams 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 06 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 1994
8. Magic 90   Shaquille O'Neal 30 16 3 1 1 4 5 36 12-22 .545 0-0 - 6-15 .400
Knicks 111   Herb Williams 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1994
9. Magic 108   Shaquille O'Neal 23 11 3 1 3 2 5 44 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Knicks 100   Herb Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1994
10. Magic 99   Shaquille O'Neal 41 17 1 1 2 4 4 43 17-26 .654 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Knicks 101   Herb Williams 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1994
11. Magic 125   Shaquille O'Neal 38 10 0 0 1 5 4 34 16-23 .696 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Knicks 100   Herb Williams 7 1 0 1 1 1 2 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 28, 1995
12. Magic 118   Shaquille O'Neal 41 10 1 2 0 1 5 41 16-28 .571 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Knicks 106   Herb Williams 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1995
13. Magic 99   Shaquille O'Neal 13 7 1 2 1 2 5 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-6 .167
Knicks 113   Herb Williams 4 3 0 1 1 0 4 18 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1996
14. Magic 102   Shaquille O'Neal 18 11 4 1 4 5 5 35 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-13 .462
Knicks 110   Herb Williams 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 31, 1996
15. Magic 98   Shaquille O'Neal 32 8 4 0 0 0 3 38 11-21 .524 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Knicks 79   Herb Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1996
16. Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 26 13 1 2 5 2 5 42 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Knicks 92   Herb Williams 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 1998
17. Lakers 89   Shaquille O'Neal 19 7 5 0 0 2 4 38 6-16 .375 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Knicks 101   Herb Williams 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -