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.
The case for David Robinson
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.
Tale of the tape
21.1PPG23.7
10.6RPG10.9
2.5APG2.5
58.3%TS%58.6%
26.2PER26.4
177.1Win Shares180.4
987games played1207
Head to Head
| David Robinson | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Series wins | 20 |
| 14.8 | PPG | 25.5 |
| 8.8 | RPG | 12.7 |
| 2.0 | APG | 2.3 |
| 40 meetings (17 in the playoffs) · first 1992-93 · last 2002-03 | ||
Per Game
| David Robinson | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 987 | G | 1207 |
| 34.7 | MIN | 34.7 |
| 21.1 | PTS | 23.7 |
| 10.6 | REB | 10.9 |
| 2.5 | AST | 2.5 |
| 1.4 | STL | 0.6 |
| 3.0 | BLK | 2.3 |
| 51.8 | FG% | 58.2 |
| 25.0 | 3P% | 4.5 |
| 73.6 | FT% | 52.7 |
Advanced
| David Robinson | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 26.2 | PER | 26.4 |
| 58.3 | TS% | 58.6 |
| 26.4 | USG% | 29.5 |
| 177.1 | WS | 180.4 |
| 0.248 | WS/48 | 0.207 |
| 7.0 | BPM | 4.7 |
| 78.7 | VORP | 71.7 |
Accolades
| David Robinson | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP | 1 |
| 1 | Defensive POY | — |
| 10 | All-NBA | 14 |
| 10 | All-Star | 15 |
| 8 | All-Defensive | 3 |
| 1 | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | Finals MVP | 3 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 3 |
Career percentiles
92Scoring95
89Efficiency92
66Playmaking70
97Rebounding97
99Defense94
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