Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Shaquille O'Neal 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 24 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 21-3 winning record over Shareef Abdur-Rahim. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Shareef Abdur-Rahim
vs.
Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Shareef Abdur-Rahim:
1996-97 to 2007-08
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
24 Games played
24 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
3
3
0
Shaquille O'Neal
21
21
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19.0 7.9 2.5 1.00.7
Shaquille O'Neal 25.5 9.9 3.31.12.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 32 14 7 33
Shaquille O'Neal 35 17 8 46
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4

games		 8

games		 7

games		 7

games		1

game
Shaquille O'Neal 20

games 		16

games		 12

games		 12

games		20

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 5

games		 5

games		3

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
%
Jan. 05, 1997
1. Grizzlies 82   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 11 0 0 0 6 2 34 4-12 .333 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 31 12 2 0 4 2 3 40 13-21 .619 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Jan. 14, 1997
2. Grizzlies 81   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19 7 1 1 0 3 1 37 5-19 .263 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Lakers 91   Shaquille O'Neal 24 12 4 2 5 3 4 37 9-18 .500 0-0 - 6-16 .375
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1997
3. Grizzlies 95   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 25 7 0 0 1 3 1 33 10-22 .455 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 121   Shaquille O'Neal 14 5 2 1 2 2 1 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Jan. 06, 1998
4. Grizzlies 87   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 21 7 1 1 2 3 5 33 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Lakers 100   Shaquille O'Neal 25 14 5 1 3 2 5 36 9-20 .450 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Mar. 15, 1998
5. Grizzlies 110   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23 8 4 2 3 4 4 35 8-13 .615 2-2 1.000 5-8 .625
Lakers 119   Shaquille O'Neal 24 11 1 2 4 4 5 34 11-22 .500 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Apr. 08, 1998
6. Grizzlies 102   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 26 6 1 3 1 3 3 35 9-23 .391 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Lakers 113   Shaquille O'Neal 30 8 3 0 4 5 1 38 13-18 .722 0-0 - 4-10 .400
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1999
7. Grizzlies 93   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 28 14 3 1 0 5 2 41 6-18 .333 0-0 - 16-19 .842
Lakers 83   Shaquille O'Neal 26 10 7 2 6 2 5 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 12-18 .667
Mar. 29, 1999
8. Grizzlies 98   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 21 3 7 1 0 4 3 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Lakers 116   Shaquille O'Neal 26 1 3 3 4 2 3 34 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 19, 1999
9. Grizzlies 102   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 17 5 5 0 0 6 5 40 4-15 .267 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Lakers 117   Shaquille O'Neal 35 9 4 0 1 2 4 36 15-25 .600 0-0 - 5-9 .556
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1999
10. Grizzlies 88   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19 11 2 1 0 4 2 38 5-19 .263 0-1 .000 9-13 .692
Lakers 103   Shaquille O'Neal 28 10 4 0 3 1 3 34 13-22 .591 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Dec. 11, 1999
11. Grizzlies 94   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19 9 5 1 0 5 4 39 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 106   Shaquille O'Neal 30 10 4 2 3 3 4 44 13-22 .591 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Mar. 01, 2000
12. Grizzlies 91   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18 11 1 0 0 3 1 40 7-16 .438 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Lakers 103   Shaquille O'Neal 25 17 5 1 5 4 6 39 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 29, 2000
13. Grizzlies 99   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 30 13 4 3 2 1 1 42 11-17 .647 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 19 4 8 0 2 2 1 38 8-10 .800 0-0 - 3-7 .429
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2000
14. Grizzlies 89   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 24 9 5 0 0 3 4 34 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 27 15 5 1 3 1 1 41 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 3-14 .214
Jan. 15, 2001
15. Grizzlies 112   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 32 12 3 1 0 1 4 51 11-27 .407 1-1 1.000 9-10 .900
OT Lakers 113   Shaquille O'Neal 31 15 5 3 2 2 5 47 13-22 .591 0-0 - 5-13 .385
Mar. 03, 2001
16. Grizzlies 88   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10 11 5 2 3 1 2 38 5-15 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 34 13 2 0 2 1 5 38 13-19 .684 0-0 - 8-12 .667
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2002
17. Hawks 93   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 21 8 1 0 1 2 3 33 10-20 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Lakers 127   Shaquille O'Neal 23 6 1 1 2 3 1 26 10-13 .769 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 25, 2003
18. Hawks 91   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15 9 2 2 1 6 4 38 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 31 6 2 0 1 0 2 32 11-19 .579 0-0 - 9-13 .692
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 2004
19. Trail Blazers 86   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 16 5 1 1 1 3 3 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 89   Shaquille O'Neal 21 11 1 0 1 4 3 40 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Apr. 06, 2004
20. Trail Blazers 91   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 3 4 1 0 2 1 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 80   Shaquille O'Neal 17 12 1 1 3 5 5 41 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-10 .300
Apr. 14, 2004
21. Trail Blazers 104   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 8 2 1 0 0 2 1 16 2-5 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2OT Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 25 14 5 4 4 2 6 50 12-20 .600 0-0 - 1-8 .125
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2004
22. Trail Blazers 99   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 16 8 2 0 1 0 2 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Heat 87   Shaquille O'Neal 17 13 0 1 4 1 3 37 5-8 .625 0-0 - 7-13 .538
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 2006
23. Kings 99   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 11 3 2 0 0 0 3 22 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Heat 119   Shaquille O'Neal 27 6 2 1 1 1 5 28 11-15 .733 0-0 - 5-8 .625
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 16, 2007
24. Kings 97   Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18 7 1 2 0 3 3 38 8-11 .727 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Heat 103   Shaquille O'Neal 23 4 3 0 1 4 3 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 7-14 .500
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