LeBron James vs Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal leads 6 of 8 career categories against LeBron James, including scoring (23.7 PPG) and rebounding (10.9 RPG). 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: playmaking (7.2 APG), shooting efficiency (59.4% TS%).
The case for Shaquille O'Neal: scoring (23.7 PPG), rebounding (10.9 RPG), per-minute impact (26.4 PER), and 3 more.
PPG
20.923.7
RPG
6.110.9
APG
7.22.5
TS%
59.4%58.6%
PER
20.826.4
Win Shares
5.5180.4
games played
601207
MVPs / All-Star nods
—1 MVP · 3 FMVP · 14 All-NBA · 15 AS
Head to Head
| LeBron James | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 7–12 | |
| Meetings | 19 (2 playoff) | |
| PPG | 29.6 | 14.4 |
| RPG | 6.2 | 7.1 |
| APG | 6.8 | 1.7 |
| First meeting | 2003-04 | |
| Last meeting | 2010-11 | |
Per Game
| LeBron James | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 60 | 1207 |
| MIN | 33.1 | 34.7 |
| PTS | 20.9 | 23.7 |
| REB | 6.1 | 10.9 |
| AST | 7.2 | 2.5 |
| STL | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| FG% | 51.5 | 58.2 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 4.5 |
| FT% | 73.7 | 52.7 |
Advanced
| LeBron James | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 20.8 | 26.4 |
| TS% | 59.4 | 58.6 |
| USG% | 27.3 | 29.5 |
| WS | 5.5 | 180.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.132 | 0.207 |
| BPM | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| VORP | 2.8 | 71.7 |
Accolades
| LeBron James | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 3 |
| All-NBA | — | 14 |
| All-Star | — | 15 |
| All-Defensive | — | 3 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9395
Efficiency6592
Playmaking9870
Rebounding8697
Defense8594
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