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.
The case for Ben Wallace
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.
Tale of the tape
5.7PPG23.7
9.6RPG10.9
1.3APG2.5
47.4%TS%58.6%
15.5PER26.4
93.6Win Shares180.4
1088games played1207
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Series wins | 21 |
| 6.9 | PPG | 23.2 |
| 10.0 | RPG | 9.4 |
| 1.5 | APG | 2.0 |
| 45 meetings (22 in the playoffs) · first 1996-97 · last 2010-11 | ||
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 1088 | G | 1207 |
| 29.5 | MIN | 34.7 |
| 5.7 | PTS | 23.7 |
| 9.6 | REB | 10.9 |
| 1.3 | AST | 2.5 |
| 1.3 | STL | 0.6 |
| 2.0 | BLK | 2.3 |
| 47.4 | FG% | 58.2 |
| 13.7 | 3P% | 4.5 |
| 41.4 | FT% | 52.7 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 15.5 | PER | 26.4 |
| 47.4 | TS% | 58.6 |
| 10.9 | USG% | 29.5 |
| 93.6 | WS | 180.4 |
| 0.140 | WS/48 | 0.207 |
| 1.8 | BPM | 4.7 |
| 31.2 | VORP | 71.7 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Defensive POY | — |
| 5 | All-NBA | 14 |
| 4 | All-Star | 15 |
| 6 | All-Defensive | 3 |
| — | MVP | 1 |
| — | Finals MVP | 3 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 3 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
37Scoring95
27Efficiency92
46Playmaking70
91Rebounding97
93Defense94
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