Ben Wallace vs Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal leads 8 of 8 career categories against Ben Wallace, including scoring (23.7 PPG) and rebounding (10.9 RPG). Head to head they met 45 times, 22 of them in the playoffs, with Ben Wallace winning the series 24–21.
Ben Wallace trails in every compared category here.
The case for Shaquille O'Neal: scoring (23.7 PPG), rebounding (10.9 RPG), playmaking (2.5 APG), and 5 more.
PPG
5.723.7
RPG
9.610.9
APG
1.32.5
TS%
47.4%58.6%
PER
15.526.4
Win Shares
93.6180.4
games played
10881207
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS1 MVP · 3 FMVP · 14 All-NBA · 15 AS
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 24–21 | |
| Meetings | 45 (22 playoff) | |
| PPG | 6.9 | 23.2 |
| RPG | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| APG | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| First meeting | 1996-97 | |
| Last meeting | 2010-11 | |
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1088 | 1207 |
| MIN | 29.5 | 34.7 |
| PTS | 5.7 | 23.7 |
| REB | 9.6 | 10.9 |
| AST | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| STL | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| FG% | 47.4 | 58.2 |
| 3P% | 13.7 | 4.5 |
| FT% | 41.4 | 52.7 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 15.5 | 26.4 |
| TS% | 47.4 | 58.6 |
| USG% | 10.9 | 29.5 |
| WS | 93.6 | 180.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.140 | 0.207 |
| BPM | 1.8 | 4.7 |
| VORP | 31.2 | 71.7 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 4 | — |
| All-NBA | 5 | 14 |
| All-Star | 4 | 15 |
| All-Defensive | 6 | 3 |
| MVP | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 3 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring3795
Efficiency2792
Playmaking4670
Rebounding9197
Defense9394
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