Gary Payton vs Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal leads 6 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (23.7 PPG) and rebounding (10.9 RPG). Head to head they met 37 times, 5 of them in the playoffs, with Gary Payton winning the series 19–18.
The case for Gary Payton: playmaking (6.7 APG), longevity (1335 games played).
The case for Shaquille O'Neal: scoring (23.7 PPG), rebounding (10.9 RPG), shooting efficiency (58.6% TS%), and 3 more.
PPG
16.323.7
RPG
3.910.9
APG
6.72.5
TS%
52.8%58.6%
PER
18.926.4
Win Shares
144.0180.4
games played
13351207
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS1 MVP · 3 FMVP · 14 All-NBA · 15 AS
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 19–18 | |
| Meetings | 37 (5 playoff) | |
| PPG | 21.8 | 28.0 |
| RPG | 4.4 | 10.5 |
| APG | 7.2 | 3.1 |
| First meeting | 1992-93 | |
| Last meeting | 2004-05 | |
Per Game
| Gary Payton | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1335 | 1207 |
| MIN | 35.3 | 34.7 |
| PTS | 16.3 | 23.7 |
| REB | 3.9 | 10.9 |
| AST | 6.7 | 2.5 |
| STL | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| FG% | 46.6 | 58.2 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 4.5 |
| FT% | 72.9 | 52.7 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 18.9 | 26.4 |
| TS% | 52.8 | 58.6 |
| USG% | 22.5 | 29.5 |
| WS | 144.0 | 180.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.147 | 0.207 |
| BPM | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| VORP | 65.0 | 71.7 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 9 | 14 |
| All-Star | 9 | 15 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 3 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| MVP | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 3 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8195
Efficiency5692
Playmaking9570
Rebounding6097
Defense8294
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