David Robinson vs Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal leads 8 of 8 career categories against David Robinson, including scoring (23.7 PPG) and rebounding (10.9 RPG). Head to head they met 40 times, 17 of them in the playoffs, with the series even at 20–20.
David Robinson 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
21.123.7
RPG
10.610.9
APG
2.52.5
TS%
58.3%58.6%
PER
26.226.4
Win Shares
177.1180.4
games played
9871207
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 10 All-NBA · 10 AS1 MVP · 3 FMVP · 14 All-NBA · 15 AS
Head to Head
| David Robinson | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 20–20 | |
| Meetings | 40 (17 playoff) | |
| PPG | 14.8 | 25.5 |
| RPG | 8.8 | 12.7 |
| APG | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| First meeting | 1992-93 | |
| Last meeting | 2002-03 | |
Per Game
| David Robinson | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 987 | 1207 |
| MIN | 34.7 | 34.7 |
| PTS | 21.1 | 23.7 |
| REB | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| AST | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| STL | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| FG% | 51.8 | 58.2 |
| 3P% | 25.0 | 4.5 |
| FT% | 73.6 | 52.7 |
Advanced
| David Robinson | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 26.2 | 26.4 |
| TS% | 58.3 | 58.6 |
| USG% | 26.4 | 29.5 |
| WS | 177.1 | 180.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.248 | 0.207 |
| BPM | 7.0 | 4.7 |
| VORP | 78.7 | 71.7 |
Accolades
| David Robinson | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | 1 |
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 10 | 14 |
| All-Star | 10 | 15 |
| All-Defensive | 8 | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | 1 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 3 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 3 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9295
Efficiency8992
Playmaking6670
Rebounding9797
Defense9994
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