Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Xavier McDaniel and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Xavier McDaniel 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:
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They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 10-8 winning record over Xavier McDaniel, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Xavier McDaniel:
1985-86 to 1997-98
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
18 Games played
14 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Xavier McDaniel
8
7
1
Shaquille O'Neal
10
7
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Xavier McDaniel 8.6 3.6 1.7 0.70.3
Shaquille O'Neal 27.2 12.6 2.10.72.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Xavier McDaniel 19 8 4 43
Shaquille O'Neal 42 24 5 28
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Xavier McDaniel 1

game
1

game
7

games
5

games
2

games
Shaquille O'Neal 17

games
17

games
8

games
6

games
15

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

games
7

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
%
Dec. 08, 1992
1. Celtics 117   Xavier McDaniel 15 3 2 1 0 0 1 26 7-9 .778 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Magic 102   Shaquille O'Neal 26 15 4 1 4 3 2 44 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Jan. 15, 1993
2. Celtics 94   Xavier McDaniel 4 3 1 0 0 2 4 19 1-8 .125 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Magic 113   Shaquille O'Neal 22 12 2 0 4 2 3 40 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Jan. 29, 1993
3. Celtics 116   Xavier McDaniel 11 2 3 1 3 3 6 30 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Magic 105   Shaquille O'Neal 26 13 2 0 2 6 6 40 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 18, 1993
4. Celtics 79   Xavier McDaniel 7 7 0 0 0 3 1 26 1-8 .125 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Magic 88   Shaquille O'Neal 20 21 2 1 1 2 5 42 8-20 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 21, 1993
5. Celtics 126   Xavier McDaniel 19 5 4 4 0 1 2 24 7-9 .778 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Magic 98   Shaquille O'Neal 20 10 2 1 2 2 2 34 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1993
6. Celtics 115   Xavier McDaniel 12 6 1 1 0 1 2 26 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Magic 106   Shaquille O'Neal 41 10 1 0 2 5 1 39 18-26 .692 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Dec. 10, 1993
7. Celtics 102   Xavier McDaniel 17 1 0 1 0 3 2 26 7-16 .438 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Magic 117   Shaquille O'Neal 30 12 5 0 8 6 2 42 12-18 .667 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Feb. 15, 1994
8. Celtics 92   Xavier McDaniel 11 6 3 1 1 3 2 22 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Magic 102   Shaquille O'Neal 36 24 4 2 4 4 2 43 14-27 .519 0-0 - 8-20 .400
Apr. 15, 1994
9. Celtics 113   Xavier McDaniel 0 5 2 1 0 0 2 24 0-7 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2OT Magic 110   Shaquille O'Neal 42 11 1 1 3 1 3 53 18-32 .563 0-0 - 6-14 .429
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1994
10. Celtics 118   Xavier McDaniel 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Magic 124   Shaquille O'Neal 36 9 4 1 3 1 3 39 14-20 .700 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Jan. 24, 1995
11. Celtics 97   Xavier McDaniel 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 14 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Magic 110   Shaquille O'Neal 31 15 1 0 4 0 1 35 14-26 .538 0-0 - 3-10 .300
Feb. 23, 1995
12. Celtics 119   Xavier McDaniel 14 8 3 1 0 3 2 23 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Magic 117   Shaquille O'Neal 38 9 1 1 1 1 4 38 14-22 .636 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Feb. 24, 1995
13. Celtics 103   Xavier McDaniel 14 4 3 0 1 1 4 24 7-8 .875 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 129   Shaquille O'Neal 6 0 1 0 0 1 3 05 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 1995
14. Celtics 119   Xavier McDaniel 14 5 2 2 0 2 2 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Magic 114   Shaquille O'Neal 26 12 3 1 0 2 2 43 12-16 .750 0-0 - 2-11 .182
1995 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1995
15. Celtics 77   Xavier McDaniel 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 24 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Magic 124   Shaquille O'Neal 23 11 1 1 2 0 2 27 6-14 .429 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Apr. 30, 1995
16. Celtics 99   Xavier McDaniel 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Magic 92   Shaquille O'Neal 22 9 1 1 1 4 5 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 8-14 .571
May. 03, 1995
17. Celtics 77   Xavier McDaniel 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 12 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 82   Shaquille O'Neal 20 21 0 0 2 3 3 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 6-14 .429
May. 05, 1995
18. Celtics 92   Xavier McDaniel 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Magic 95   Shaquille O'Neal 25 13 2 1 1 1 2 41 9-15 .600 0-0 - 7-13 .538