Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shaquille O'Neal and Joe Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shaquille O'Neal and Joe Smith 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 34 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 27-7 winning record over Joe Smith, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Shaquille O'Neal
vs.
Joe Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
Joe Smith:
1995-96 to 2010-11
34 Games played
29 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal
27
23
4
Joe Smith
7
6
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 25.6 12.1 3.4 0.42.7
Joe Smith 9.1 6.1 1.20.50.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 40 26 9 27
Joe Smith 25 13 6 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 34

games		 26

games		 24

games		 5

games		26

games
Joe Smith 0

games 		6

games		 3

games		 9

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 7

games		 20

games		6

games

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. 19, 1996
1. Lakers 112   Shaquille O'Neal 26 12 7 0 3 2 3 45 12-19 .632 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Warriors 109   Joe Smith 19 12 3 0 1 3 2 45 7-16 .438 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Jan. 24, 1997
2. Lakers 114   Shaquille O'Neal 33 11 3 1 6 4 3 38 15-25 .600 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Warriors 97   Joe Smith 17 12 6 2 2 0 2 40 8-25 .320 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1997
3. Lakers 132   Shaquille O'Neal 27 19 3 0 2 2 3 29 10-17 .588 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Warriors 97   Joe Smith 20 5 3 0 2 3 3 31 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 11, 1998
4. Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 33 10 1 0 5 2 2 33 12-22 .545 0-0 - 9-17 .529
Warriors 99   Joe Smith 25 6 1 0 1 1 3 35 12-26 .462 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 16, 1999
5. Lakers 107   Shaquille O'Neal 24 8 4 0 1 3 3 37 7-9 .778 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Timberwolves 101   Joe Smith 22 13 4 1 1 2 1 42 7-15 .467 0-0 - 8-12 .667
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2000
6. Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 26 19 7 0 5 3 2 43 11-20 .550 0-0 - 4-12 .333
Timberwolves 91   Joe Smith 12 9 3 0 1 1 6 28 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Feb. 09, 2000
7. Lakers 114   Shaquille O'Neal 37 16 3 0 4 3 2 35 11-16 .688 0-0 - 15-20 .750
Timberwolves 81   Joe Smith 2 3 1 1 0 1 2 12 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 2000
8. Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 33 14 8 1 2 3 1 46 14-24 .583 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Timberwolves 95   Joe Smith 10 5 2 2 1 1 6 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2000
9. Lakers 112   Shaquille O'Neal 26 12 3 0 2 2 1 33 12-18 .667 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Pistons 88   Joe Smith 23 7 3 0 0 0 3 30 11-19 .579 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Mar. 15, 2001
10. Lakers 125   Shaquille O'Neal 26 10 2 0 1 1 4 45 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-15 .400
OT Pistons 119   Joe Smith 12 8 0 2 0 3 4 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2001
11. Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 23 9 5 1 2 1 3 32 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Timberwolves 76   Joe Smith 5 10 1 1 3 1 3 31 2-10 .200 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 27, 2002
12. Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 27 8 3 0 4 2 3 35 8-19 .421 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Timberwolves 112   Joe Smith 6 8 2 0 1 0 3 34 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 11, 2002
13. Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 32 9 3 1 1 4 4 39 13-19 .684 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Timberwolves 83   Joe Smith 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2002
14. Lakers 107   Shaquille O'Neal 31 13 3 2 2 3 5 37 11-19 .579 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Timberwolves 110   Joe Smith 14 6 3 0 2 0 5 32 3-6 .500 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Dec. 17, 2002
15. Lakers 80   Shaquille O'Neal 17 9 4 0 0 2 4 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Timberwolves 96   Joe Smith 5 13 0 0 2 2 4 27 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 07, 2003
16. Lakers 106   Shaquille O'Neal 40 14 4 1 5 1 4 41 16-25 .640 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Timberwolves 96   Joe Smith 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 7 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 2003
17. Lakers 106   Shaquille O'Neal 26 15 6 1 5 0 4 38 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-13 .462
Timberwolves 99   Joe Smith 6 6 2 0 1 1 4 24 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2003 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 20, 2003
18. Lakers 117   Shaquille O'Neal 32 10 2 0 5 3 2 44 11-17 .647 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Timberwolves 98   Joe Smith 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 15 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 24, 2003
19. Lakers 110   Shaquille O'Neal 28 17 1 0 5 1 1 46 10-26 .385 0-0 - 8-16 .500
OT Timberwolves 114   Joe Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 27, 2003
20. Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 34 23 6 1 2 2 3 46 13-26 .500 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Timberwolves 97   Joe Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 29, 2003
21. Lakers 120   Shaquille O'Neal 27 11 3 2 2 1 4 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Timberwolves 90   Joe Smith 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 01, 2003
22. Lakers 101   Shaquille O'Neal 24 17 9 0 3 3 3 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Timberwolves 85   Joe Smith 8 3 0 0 0 2 4 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2003
23. Lakers 113   Shaquille O'Neal 23 14 1 0 3 1 3 39 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-13 .385
Bucks 107   Joe Smith 6 11 0 0 2 1 4 32 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 21, 2004
24. Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 31 26 2 0 7 2 3 47 14-16 .875 0-0 - 3-5 .600
OT Bucks 103   Joe Smith 8 9 1 2 2 0 3 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2004
25. Heat 112   Shaquille O'Neal 19 18 4 0 4 4 6 43 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-17 .294
2OT Bucks 110   Joe Smith 16 11 0 1 1 2 4 42 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 17, 2004
26. Heat 113   Shaquille O'Neal 26 7 6 1 1 2 4 37 9-11 .818 0-0 - 8-16 .500
Bucks 106   Joe Smith 4 6 1 0 0 0 5 26 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 08, 2004
27. Heat 101   Shaquille O'Neal 18 6 1 1 0 4 5 21 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bucks 96   Joe Smith 14 7 2 0 0 1 6 29 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 14, 2005
28. Heat 110   Shaquille O'Neal 21 9 1 0 4 1 2 31 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Bucks 71   Joe Smith 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 04, 2006
29. Heat 115   Shaquille O'Neal 24 10 4 0 4 2 3 32 9-13 .692 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Bucks 89   Joe Smith 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 24, 2007
30. Heat 85   Shaquille O'Neal 18 6 1 0 1 6 5 32 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-9 .222
76ers 93   Joe Smith 12 13 1 2 0 3 4 35 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 2008
31. Heat 96   Shaquille O'Neal 24 10 2 0 0 3 6 33 8-14 .571 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Bulls 126   Joe Smith 23 5 1 1 0 0 2 27 9-10 .900 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 12, 2009
32. Suns 111   Shaquille O'Neal 12 7 0 0 1 4 6 26 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 119   Joe Smith 5 6 0 0 0 0 4 16 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 2009
33. Cavaliers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 10 8 0 0 0 1 2 26 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hawks 84   Joe Smith 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 30, 2009
34. Cavaliers 106   Shaquille O'Neal 11 5 3 0 1 2 1 20 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Hawks 101   Joe Smith 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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