Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Al Jefferson and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Al Jefferson and Shaquille O'Neal played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 13 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 10-3 winning record over Al Jefferson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Al Jefferson:
2004-05 to 2017-18
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Al Jefferson
3
3
0
Shaquille O'Neal
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Jefferson 15.0 10.1 1.5 1.00.8
Shaquille O'Neal 15.5 7.7 1.80.42.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Jefferson 28 20 4 33
Shaquille O'Neal 34 13 4 14
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Jefferson 8

games
9

games
4

games
6

games
3

games
Shaquille O'Neal 4

games
3

games
7

games
2

games
9

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
2

games
5

games
1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2004
1. Celtics 104   Al Jefferson 5 6 0 0 1 1 4 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Heat 106   Shaquille O'Neal 21 13 0 0 2 0 4 40 9-9 1.000 0-0 - 3-10 .300
Apr. 15, 2005
2. Celtics 101   Al Jefferson 19 5 0 1 0 1 5 17 8-10 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Heat 99   Shaquille O'Neal 34 5 1 0 1 1 2 33 12-16 .750 0-0 - 10-20 .500
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 2006
3. Celtics 96   Al Jefferson 7 5 0 0 0 2 3 12 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Heat 103   Shaquille O'Neal 16 9 3 0 3 0 1 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-9 .222
Mar. 16, 2006
4. Celtics 104   Al Jefferson 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 14 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Heat 107   Shaquille O'Neal 26 11 1 1 2 3 4 39 12-19 .632 0-0 - 2-9 .222
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 2007
5. Celtics 79   Al Jefferson 13 16 3 1 1 1 1 36 6-17 .353 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Heat 91   Shaquille O'Neal 9 4 0 0 4 4 1 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 16, 2007
6. Celtics 91   Al Jefferson 20 13 1 2 3 0 1 38 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Heat 89   Shaquille O'Neal 14 7 2 0 3 1 3 25 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2007
7. Timberwolves 87   Al Jefferson 22 20 2 2 1 2 4 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Heat 91   Shaquille O'Neal 15 8 1 0 3 5 6 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Apr. 04, 2008
8. Timberwolves 88   Al Jefferson 24 12 1 1 0 2 3 35 11-26 .423 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Suns 117   Shaquille O'Neal 5 11 2 1 2 0 1 22 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2008
9. Timberwolves 102   Al Jefferson 28 17 3 1 0 2 6 39 11-23 .478 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Suns 110   Shaquille O'Neal 18 10 1 1 3 0 3 33 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Jan. 16, 2009
10. Timberwolves 105   Al Jefferson 22 12 0 3 1 1 3 35 10-21 .476 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Suns 103   Shaquille O'Neal 22 11 4 1 0 1 5 32 9-13 .692 0-0 - 4-7 .571
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2009
11. Timberwolves 87   Al Jefferson 12 8 3 0 1 2 2 25 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 6 7 3 0 3 3 5 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Jan. 27, 2010
12. Timberwolves 95   Al Jefferson 14 10 3 2 1 1 5 37 6-18 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Shaquille O'Neal 13 4 4 0 0 3 2 19 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2011
13. Jazz 86   Al Jefferson 7 5 4 0 2 3 3 25 1-11 .091 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 110   Shaquille O'Neal 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -