Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Ruffin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Ruffin 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 / Season by season / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 16 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 14-2 winning record over Michael Ruffin, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Shaquille O'Neal
vs.
Michael Ruffin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
Michael Ruffin:
1999-00 to 2008-09
16 Games played
14 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal
14
12
2
Michael Ruffin
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 21.0 10.9 2.3 0.42.1
Michael Ruffin 0.9 3.1 0.80.20.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 41 20 5 27
Michael Ruffin 3 8 3 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 16

games		 15

games		 11

games		 4

games		12

games
Michael Ruffin 0

games 		1

game		 2

games		 1

game		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		 11

games		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1999
1. Lakers 103   Shaquille O'Neal 41 17 1 1 7 2 4 43 11-13 .846 0-0 - 19-31 .613
Bulls 95   Michael Ruffin 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 15, 2000
2. Lakers 88   Shaquille O'Neal 29 20 1 0 2 2 2 47 9-16 .563 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Bulls 76   Michael Ruffin 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 9 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2000
3. Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 14 9 5 0 1 3 3 38 4-11 .364 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Bulls 96   Michael Ruffin 2 5 1 0 1 1 2 18 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 2004
4. Lakers 83   Shaquille O'Neal 16 10 4 0 2 4 4 28 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Jazz 88   Michael Ruffin 0 3 1 0 1 1 4 08 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 2004
5. Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 11 14 0 0 2 1 2 42 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-10 .300
Jazz 84   Michael Ruffin 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2004
6. Heat 118   Shaquille O'Neal 13 8 1 1 2 3 4 28 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-12 .250
Wizards 106   Michael Ruffin 0 5 3 1 0 1 6 17 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 09, 2004
7. Heat 103   Shaquille O'Neal 20 9 4 0 3 9 4 28 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Wizards 93   Michael Ruffin 0 6 1 0 0 0 3 28 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 13, 2004
8. Heat 106   Shaquille O'Neal 40 12 3 0 5 1 3 38 15-23 .652 0-0 - 10-16 .625
Wizards 83   Michael Ruffin 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 15, 2004
9. Heat 98   Shaquille O'Neal 13 12 4 0 0 1 6 35 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-8 .125
Wizards 93   Michael Ruffin 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 2005
10. Heat 105   Shaquille O'Neal 19 7 1 2 0 4 6 25 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Wizards 86   Michael Ruffin 0 3 0 0 0 1 6 19 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 10, 2005
11. Heat 108   Shaquille O'Neal 16 7 2 0 2 3 4 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Wizards 102   Michael Ruffin 0 8 2 0 0 1 4 23 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-4 .000
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 2005
12. Heat 104   Shaquille O'Neal 10 11 1 0 1 4 6 23 2-7 .286 0-0 - 6-16 .375
OT Wizards 101   Michael Ruffin 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 30, 2005
13. Heat 128   Shaquille O'Neal 28 10 0 0 1 4 5 29 11-15 .733 0-0 - 6-13 .462
Wizards 113   Michael Ruffin 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 2006
14. Heat 118   Shaquille O'Neal 19 11 2 1 2 3 4 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-12 .417
Wizards 112   Michael Ruffin 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 08, 2006
15. Heat 99   Shaquille O'Neal 27 10 3 1 4 4 2 32 13-16 .813 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Wizards 86   Michael Ruffin 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 2009
16. Suns 109   Shaquille O'Neal 20 7 4 1 0 3 2 25 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 129   Michael Ruffin 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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