Michael Jordan vs Shaquille O'Neal
Michael Jordan leads 5 of 8 career categories against Shaquille O'Neal, including scoring (30.1 PPG) and playmaking (5.3 APG). Head to head they met 21 times, 10 of them in the playoffs, with Michael Jordan winning the series 12–9.
The case for Michael Jordan: scoring (30.1 PPG), playmaking (5.3 APG), per-minute impact (28.1 PER), and 2 more.
The case for Shaquille O'Neal: rebounding (10.9 RPG), shooting efficiency (58.6% TS%), longevity (1207 games played).
PPG
30.123.7
RPG
6.210.9
APG
5.32.5
TS%
56.9%58.6%
PER
28.126.4
Win Shares
197.9180.4
games played
10721207
MVPs / All-Star nods
5 MVP · 6 FMVP · 1 DPOY · 11 All-NBA · 14 AS1 MVP · 3 FMVP · 14 All-NBA · 15 AS
Head to Head
| Michael Jordan | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 12–9 | |
| Meetings | 21 (10 playoff) | |
| PPG | 28.7 | 25.2 |
| RPG | 5.5 | 13.2 |
| APG | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| First meeting | 1992-93 | |
| Last meeting | 2002-03 | |
Per Game
| Michael Jordan | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1072 | 1207 |
| MIN | 38.3 | 34.7 |
| PTS | 30.1 | 23.7 |
| REB | 6.2 | 10.9 |
| AST | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| STL | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| FG% | 49.7 | 58.2 |
| 3P% | 32.7 | 4.5 |
| FT% | 83.5 | 52.7 |
Advanced
| Michael Jordan | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 28.1 | 26.4 |
| TS% | 56.9 | 58.6 |
| USG% | 33.7 | 29.5 |
| WS | 197.9 | 180.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.251 | 0.207 |
| BPM | 8.8 | 4.7 |
| VORP | 103.9 | 71.7 |
Accolades
| Michael Jordan | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 5 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | 6 | 3 |
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 11 | 14 |
| All-Star | 14 | 15 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 3 |
| All-Star MVP | 3 | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | 1 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9995
Efficiency7892
Playmaking9070
Rebounding8297
Defense9594
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