Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shaquille O'Neal and John Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shaquille O'Neal and John Paxson 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 3 times in NBA games. John Paxson has a 2-1 winning record over Shaquille O'Neal. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Shaquille O'Neal
vs.
John Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
John Paxson:
1983-84 to 1993-94
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal
1
1
0
John Paxson
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 22.7 14.0 2.7 0.32.3
John Paxson 8.7 1.7 4.00.30.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 29 24 5 15
John Paxson 12 2 7 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 3

games		 3

games		 1

game		 0

games		2

games
John Paxson 0

games 		0

games		 1

game		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		1

game

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
%
Jan. 12, 1993
1. Magic 106   Shaquille O'Neal 19 11 5 0 0 8 2 41 8-10 .800 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Bulls 122   John Paxson 7 1 4 0 0 0 2 23 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 16, 1993
2. Magic 128   Shaquille O'Neal 29 24 2 1 5 6 2 50 11-18 .611 0-0 - 7-12 .583
OT Bulls 124   John Paxson 12 2 7 1 0 0 2 39 4-8 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 26, 1993
3. Magic 86   Shaquille O'Neal 20 7 1 0 2 2 3 31 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-12 .333
Bulls 107   John Paxson 7 2 1 0 0 0 3 23 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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