Karl Malone vs Shaquille O'Neal
Karl Malone and Shaquille O'Neal split the compared categories 4–4. Head to head they met 42 times, 9 of them in the playoffs, with Karl Malone winning the series 22–20.
The case for Karl Malone: scoring (25.0 PPG), playmaking (3.6 APG), career value (232.3 Win Shares), and 1 more.
The case for Shaquille O'Neal: rebounding (10.9 RPG), shooting efficiency (58.6% TS%), per-minute impact (26.4 PER), and 1 more.
PPG
25.023.7
RPG
10.110.9
APG
3.62.5
TS%
57.7%58.6%
PER
23.926.4
Win Shares
232.3180.4
games played
14761207
MVPs / All-Star nods
2 MVP · 14 All-NBA · 14 AS1 MVP · 3 FMVP · 14 All-NBA · 15 AS
Head to Head
| Karl Malone | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 22–20 | |
| Meetings | 42 (9 playoff) | |
| PPG | 26.0 | 27.1 |
| RPG | 10.0 | 11.2 |
| APG | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| First meeting | 1992-93 | |
| Last meeting | 2002-03 | |
Per Game
| Karl Malone | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1476 | 1207 |
| MIN | 37.2 | 34.7 |
| PTS | 25.0 | 23.7 |
| REB | 10.1 | 10.9 |
| AST | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| STL | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| FG% | 51.6 | 58.2 |
| 3P% | 27.4 | 4.5 |
| FT% | 74.2 | 52.7 |
Advanced
| Karl Malone | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 23.9 | 26.4 |
| TS% | 57.7 | 58.6 |
| USG% | 29.5 | 29.5 |
| WS | 232.3 | 180.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.203 | 0.207 |
| BPM | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| VORP | 92.1 | 71.7 |
Accolades
| Karl Malone | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 2 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 14 | 14 |
| All-Star | 14 | 15 |
| All-Defensive | 4 | 3 |
| All-Star MVP | 2 | 3 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9795
Efficiency8492
Playmaking8170
Rebounding9797
Defense8794
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