Charles Barkley vs Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal leads 5 of 8 career categories against Charles Barkley, including scoring (23.7 PPG) and per-minute impact (26.4 PER). Head to head they met 19 times, 4 of them in the playoffs, with Shaquille O'Neal winning the series 11–8.
The case for Charles Barkley: rebounding (11.7 RPG), playmaking (3.9 APG), shooting efficiency (61.2% TS%).
The case for Shaquille O'Neal: scoring (23.7 PPG), per-minute impact (26.4 PER), career value (180.4 Win Shares), and 2 more.
PPG
22.123.7
RPG
11.710.9
APG
3.92.5
TS%
61.2%58.6%
PER
25.026.4
Win Shares
167.4180.4
games played
10731207
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 11 All-NBA · 11 AS1 MVP · 3 FMVP · 14 All-NBA · 15 AS
Head to Head
| Charles Barkley | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 8–11 | |
| Meetings | 19 (4 playoff) | |
| PPG | 22.7 | 25.8 |
| RPG | 13.5 | 10.7 |
| APG | 4.1 | 2.8 |
| First meeting | 1992-93 | |
| Last meeting | 1999-00 | |
Per Game
| Charles Barkley | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1073 | 1207 |
| MIN | 36.7 | 34.7 |
| PTS | 22.1 | 23.7 |
| REB | 11.7 | 10.9 |
| AST | 3.9 | 2.5 |
| STL | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| FG% | 54.1 | 58.2 |
| 3P% | 26.6 | 4.5 |
| FT% | 73.5 | 52.7 |
Advanced
| Charles Barkley | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 25.0 | 26.4 |
| TS% | 61.2 | 58.6 |
| USG% | 24.9 | 29.5 |
| WS | 167.4 | 180.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.217 | 0.207 |
| BPM | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| VORP | 72.7 | 71.7 |
Accolades
| Charles Barkley | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 11 | 14 |
| All-Star | 11 | 15 |
| All-Star MVP | 1 | 3 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 3 |
| All-Defensive | — | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9495
Efficiency9392
Playmaking8370
Rebounding9897
Defense8894
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