LeBron James vs Shaquille O'Neal
LeBron James leads 7 of 8 career categories against Shaquille O'Neal, including scoring (26.8 PPG) and playmaking (7.4 APG). Head to head they met 19 times, 2 of them in the playoffs, with Shaquille O'Neal winning the series 12–7.
The case for LeBron James
scoring (26.8 PPG), playmaking (7.4 APG), shooting efficiency (59.0% TS%), and 4 more.
The case for Shaquille O'Neal
rebounding (10.9 RPG).
Tale of the tape
26.8PPG23.7
7.5RPG10.9
7.4APG2.5
59.0%TS%58.6%
26.6PER26.4
276.6Win Shares180.4
1622games played1207
Head to Head
| LeBron James | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Series wins | 12 |
| 29.6 | PPG | 14.4 |
| 6.2 | RPG | 7.1 |
| 6.8 | APG | 1.7 |
| 19 meetings (2 in the playoffs) · first 2003-04 · last 2010-11 | ||
Per Game
| LeBron James | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 1622 | G | 1207 |
| 37.6 | MIN | 34.7 |
| 26.8 | PTS | 23.7 |
| 7.5 | REB | 10.9 |
| 7.4 | AST | 2.5 |
| 1.5 | STL | 0.6 |
| 0.7 | BLK | 2.3 |
| 50.7 | FG% | 58.2 |
| 34.8 | 3P% | 4.5 |
| 73.7 | FT% | 52.7 |
Advanced
| LeBron James | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 26.6 | PER | 26.4 |
| 59.0 | TS% | 58.6 |
| 31.4 | USG% | 29.5 |
| 276.6 | WS | 180.4 |
| 0.218 | WS/48 | 0.207 |
| 8.2 | BPM | 4.7 |
| 158.2 | VORP | 71.7 |
Accolades
| LeBron James | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | MVP | 1 |
| 4 | Finals MVP | 3 |
| 21 | All-NBA | 14 |
| 22 | All-Star | 15 |
| 6 | All-Defensive | 3 |
| 3 | All-Star MVP | 3 |
| 1 | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
99Scoring95
81Efficiency92
98Playmaking70
90Rebounding97
92Defense94
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