Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille O'Neal
This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon 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.
They faced each other a total of 28 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 17-11 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon, but Hakeem Olajuwon won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 5-3 postseason record.
Games Played Against Each Other
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28 Games played
20 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs
Summary of Victories
| Games Won | in Regular Season |
in Playoffs |
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| Hakeem Olajuwon | 11 |
6 |
5 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 17 |
14 |
3 |
Stats in Games Between Them
Averages |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 19.7 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 24.0 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
Game Highs |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 35 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 37 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
Games with better stats than the other player... |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 11 |
7 |
10 |
13 | 13 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 16 |
20 |
14 |
5 | 11 |
| Both had same stat | 1 |
1 |
4 |
10 | 4 |
Head To Head Games Played: One by One
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1992-93 Season
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Nov. 25, 1992
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| 1. | Rockets | 94 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 9-22 | .409 | 0-0 | - | 4-8 | .500 | |
| Magic | 107 | Shaquille O'Neal | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 6-12 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
Mar. 16, 1993
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| 2. | Rockets | 94 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 8-19 | .421 | 0-0 | - | 4-5 | .800 | |
| Magic | 93 | Shaquille O'Neal | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 5-11 | .455 | 0-0 | - | 6-9 | .667 | ||
1993-94 Season
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Jan. 10, 1994
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| 3. | Rockets | 100 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 9-20 | .450 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 7-8 | .875 | |
| Magic | 115 | Shaquille O'Neal | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 13-19 | .684 | 0-0 | - | 2-5 | .400 | ||
Mar. 01, 1994
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| 4. | Rockets | 97 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12-20 | .600 | 0-0 | - | 2-4 | .500 | |
| Magic | 85 | Shaquille O'Neal | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 8-19 | .421 | 0-0 | - | 3-12 | .250 | ||
1994-95 Season
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Nov. 23, 1994
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| 5. | Rockets | 94 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 10-22 | .455 | 0-0 | - | 7-7 | 1.000 | |
| Magic | 117 | Shaquille O'Neal | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 13-19 | .684 | 0-0 | - | 4-4 | 1.000 | ||
Mar. 02, 1995
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| 6. | Rockets | 96 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 22 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 9-23 | .391 | 0-0 | - | 4-5 | .800 | |
| Magic | 107 | Shaquille O'Neal | 19 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 9-17 | .529 | 0-0 | - | 1-3 | .333 | ||
1995 Playoffs
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Jun. 07, 1995
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| 7. | Rockets | 120 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 31 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 13-26 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 5-7 | .714 | |
| OT | Magic | 118 | Shaquille O'Neal | 26 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 10-16 | .625 | 0-0 | - | 6-9 | .667 | |
Jun. 09, 1995
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| 8. | Rockets | 117 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 34 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 14-30 | .467 | 0-0 | - | 6-9 | .667 | |
| Magic | 106 | Shaquille O'Neal | 33 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 12-22 | .545 | 0-0 | - | 9-14 | .643 | ||
Jun. 11, 1995
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| 9. | Rockets | 106 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 31 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 14-30 | .467 | 0-0 | - | 3-5 | .600 | |
| Magic | 103 | Shaquille O'Neal | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 11-17 | .647 | 0-0 | - | 6-11 | .545 | ||
Jun. 14, 1995
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| 10. | Rockets | 113 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 35 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 15-30 | .500 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 4-5 | .800 | |
| Magic | 101 | Shaquille O'Neal | 25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 11-19 | .579 | 0-0 | - | 3-8 | .375 | ||
1995-96 Season
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Dec. 25, 1995
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| 11. | Rockets | 90 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 30 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 12-26 | .462 | 0-0 | - | 6-6 | 1.000 | |
| Magic | 92 | Shaquille O'Neal | 22 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 10-15 | .667 | 0-0 | - | 2-6 | .333 | ||
Jan. 21, 1996
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| 12. | Rockets | 96 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 30 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 13-28 | .464 | 0-0 | - | 4-6 | .667 | |
| Magic | 97 | Shaquille O'Neal | 29 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 13-24 | .542 | 0-0 | - | 3-7 | .429 | ||
1997-98 Season
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Nov. 14, 1997
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| 14. | Rockets | 103 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 2-11 | .182 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | |
| 2OT | Lakers | 113 | Shaquille O'Neal | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 8-18 | .444 | 0-0 | - | 8-13 | .615 | |
Feb. 15, 1998
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| 15. | Rockets | 90 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 5-14 | .357 | 0-0 | - | 3-3 | 1.000 | |
| Lakers | 88 | Shaquille O'Neal | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 7-14 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 4-7 | .571 | ||
1998-99 Season
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Feb. 05, 1999
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| 16. | Rockets | 91 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 5-13 | .385 | 0-0 | - | 1-4 | .250 | |
| Lakers | 99 | Shaquille O'Neal | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 13-21 | .619 | 0-0 | - | 4-7 | .571 | ||
Feb. 28, 1999
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| 17. | Rockets | 90 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 11-17 | .647 | 0-0 | - | 0-2 | .000 | |
| Lakers | 106 | Shaquille O'Neal | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 7-10 | .700 | 0-0 | - | 8-14 | .571 | ||
Apr. 26, 1999
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| 18. | Rockets | 102 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 4-10 | .400 | 0-0 | - | 6-7 | .857 | |
| Lakers | 80 | Shaquille O'Neal | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 9-14 | .643 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | .500 | ||
1999 Playoffs
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May. 09, 1999
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| 19. | Rockets | 100 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 10-13 | .769 | 0-0 | - | 2-3 | .667 | |
| Lakers | 101 | Shaquille O'Neal | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 11-23 | .478 | 0-0 | - | 5-14 | .357 | ||
May. 11, 1999
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| 20. | Rockets | 98 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 3-10 | .300 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 1.000 | |
| Lakers | 110 | Shaquille O'Neal | 28 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 12-21 | .571 | 0-0 | - | 4-9 | .444 | ||
May. 13, 1999
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| 21. | Rockets | 102 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 2-12 | .167 | 0-0 | - | 1-1 | 1.000 | |
| Lakers | 88 | Shaquille O'Neal | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 9-22 | .409 | 0-0 | - | 8-16 | .500 | ||
May. 15, 1999
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| 22. | Rockets | 88 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 8-19 | .421 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 1.000 | |
| Lakers | 98 | Shaquille O'Neal | 37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 14-22 | .636 | 0-0 | - | 9-18 | .500 | ||
1999-00 Season
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Nov. 10, 1999
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| 23. | Rockets | 88 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 5-18 | .278 | 0-0 | - | 5-7 | .714 | |
| Lakers | 89 | Shaquille O'Neal | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3-6 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
Jan. 30, 2000
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| 24. | Rockets | 89 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 3-8 | .375 | 0-1 | .000 | 2-4 | .500 | |
| Lakers | 83 | Shaquille O'Neal | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 12-27 | .444 | 0-0 | - | 3-8 | .375 | ||
Feb. 27, 2000
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| 25. | Rockets | 85 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3-7 | .429 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | |
| Lakers | 101 | Shaquille O'Neal | 24 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11-20 | .550 | 0-0 | - | 2-6 | .333 | ||
2000-01 Season
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Nov. 07, 2000
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| 26. | Rockets | 84 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 5-9 | .556 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 1.000 | |
| Lakers | 74 | Shaquille O'Neal | 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 8-19 | .421 | 0-0 | - | 8-14 | .571 | ||
Nov. 12, 2000
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| 27. | Rockets | 99 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 4-9 | .444 | 0-0 | - | 5-6 | .833 | |
| Lakers | 105 | Shaquille O'Neal | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 6-14 | .429 | 0-0 | - | 2-5 | .400 | ||
Dec. 21, 2000
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| 28. | Rockets | 94 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 6-11 | .545 | 0-0 | - | 4-4 | 1.000 | |
| Lakers | 99 | Shaquille O'Neal | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 9-17 | .529 | 0-0 | - | 7-22 | .318 | ||