Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Tracy McGrady and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Tracy McGrady 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 23 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 15-8 winning record over Tracy McGrady. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Tracy McGrady:
1997-98 to 2012-13
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Tracy McGrady
8
8
0
Shaquille O'Neal
15
15
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tracy McGrady 22.3 6.0 5.0 1.51.1
Shaquille O'Neal 22.9 12.9 2.40.52.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tracy McGrady 38 12 10 43
Shaquille O'Neal 38 23 6 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tracy McGrady 11

games
2

games
15

games
14

games
3

games
Shaquille O'Neal 12

games
20

games
7

games
3

games
14

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game
6

games
6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 31, 1998
1. Raptors 105   Tracy McGrady 2 3 2 1 1 1 4 17 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Shaquille O'Neal 20 13 3 0 2 2 4 39 6-10 .600 0-0 - 8-15 .533
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1999
2. Raptors 111   Tracy McGrady 12 6 1 2 1 3 4 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 37 19 5 0 3 4 3 45 15-25 .600 0-0 - 7-16 .438
Dec. 19, 1999
3. Raptors 88   Tracy McGrady 8 3 1 2 3 2 1 25 2-10 .200 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 94   Shaquille O'Neal 24 15 3 0 5 2 3 42 9-20 .450 0-0 - 6-13 .462
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 25, 2001
4. Magic 100   Tracy McGrady 25 8 8 3 1 1 2 42 7-20 .350 1-5 .200 10-11 .909
Lakers 106   Shaquille O'Neal 37 19 6 3 5 4 2 42 14-20 .700 0-0 - 9-21 .429
Mar. 18, 2001
5. Magic 90   Tracy McGrady 29 10 5 2 2 5 1 43 13-24 .542 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 33 17 6 1 1 3 3 41 12-21 .571 0-0 - 9-18 .500
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2001
6. Magic 95   Tracy McGrady 22 7 0 0 1 1 5 41 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 8-13 .615
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 38 18 2 1 4 4 3 42 16-30 .533 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Jan. 30, 2002
7. Magic 93   Tracy McGrady 22 10 3 1 1 3 2 40 8-16 .500 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
Lakers 111   Shaquille O'Neal 30 14 4 0 1 2 3 36 13-19 .684 0-0 - 4-8 .500
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2002
8. Magic 112   Tracy McGrady 38 6 9 2 1 3 4 43 12-28 .429 2-2 1.000 12-16 .750
Lakers 102   Shaquille O'Neal 28 9 2 1 3 4 5 36 11-20 .550 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Dec. 15, 2002
9. Magic 84   Tracy McGrady 21 3 0 0 3 1 1 23 8-15 .533 2-2 1.000 3-6 .500
Lakers 107   Shaquille O'Neal 30 14 0 0 2 3 3 36 12-17 .706 0-0 - 6-9 .667
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 2004
10. Magic 96   Tracy McGrady 35 6 6 1 1 4 2 45 13-25 .520 5-9 .556 4-7 .571
Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 20 10 5 0 1 3 1 35 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Mar. 15, 2004
11. Magic 110   Tracy McGrady 37 7 10 0 2 2 5 48 13-32 .406 4-13 .308 7-12 .583
OT Lakers 113   Shaquille O'Neal 27 23 3 0 5 1 4 47 9-17 .529 0-0 - 9-18 .500
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2005
12. Rockets 95   Tracy McGrady 28 9 4 0 0 2 2 44 10-26 .385 2-6 .333 6-7 .857
Heat 104   Shaquille O'Neal 15 5 2 0 1 3 5 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 22, 2005
13. Rockets 84   Tracy McGrady 26 6 5 4 2 3 1 44 8-27 .296 2-5 .400 8-10 .800
Heat 82   Shaquille O'Neal 23 16 2 1 3 5 4 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-10 .500
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2006
14. Rockets 95   Tracy McGrady 37 12 6 3 1 0 3 45 13-37 .351 4-15 .267 7-10 .700
Heat 101   Shaquille O'Neal 24 14 1 0 1 1 4 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 12-18 .667
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2006
15. Rockets 94   Tracy McGrady 12 4 8 0 0 2 2 36 6-18 .333 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Heat 72   Shaquille O'Neal 15 10 1 0 1 5 4 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-9 .333
Feb. 21, 2007
16. Rockets 112   Tracy McGrady 32 3 8 3 1 7 3 41 12-24 .500 4-9 .444 4-6 .667
Heat 102   Shaquille O'Neal 20 16 0 0 1 0 4 27 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-5 .400
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2007
17. Rockets 91   Tracy McGrady 19 6 4 1 1 3 4 41 7-20 .350 0-4 .000 5-10 .500
Heat 98   Shaquille O'Neal 26 14 2 2 3 6 4 34 10-12 .833 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Mar. 22, 2008
18. Rockets 113   Tracy McGrady 30 8 9 1 1 3 1 39 11-31 .355 1-5 .200 7-12 .583
Suns 122   Shaquille O'Neal 23 13 1 0 0 4 5 36 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Apr. 11, 2008
19. Rockets 101   Tracy McGrady 22 6 7 0 0 2 1 38 10-23 .435 0-2 .000 2-6 .333
Suns 90   Shaquille O'Neal 16 11 4 0 1 5 4 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2008
20. Rockets 94   Tracy McGrady 27 5 2 1 1 2 1 39 11-18 .611 4-5 .800 1-4 .250
Suns 82   Shaquille O'Neal 18 13 3 0 4 2 3 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 2010
21. Pistons 104   Tracy McGrady 21 4 8 3 0 2 3 30 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Celtics 92   Shaquille O'Neal 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 16 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 19, 2011
22. Pistons 82   Tracy McGrady 5 4 7 2 2 3 4 37 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Celtics 86   Shaquille O'Neal 12 12 0 3 2 0 2 25 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Apr. 03, 2011
23. Pistons 90   Tracy McGrady 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 17 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 101   Shaquille O'Neal 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 05 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -