Pau Gasol vs Shaquille O'Neal

3of 9 lines

6of 9 lines

Pau Gasol and Shaquille O'Neal compared on their NBA careers: Pau Gasol played 18 seasons, 2001-02 to 2018-19, Shaquille O'Neal 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11. Pau Gasol averaged 17 points a game to Shaquille O'Neal's 23.7. They have faced each other 18 times: Pau Gasol's team won 5, Shaquille O'Neal's 13. Pau Gasol won 2 titles, Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Shaquille O'Neal leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Pau Gasol in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Pau Gasol and Shaquille O'Neal career per game
1,226GP1,207
33.4MIN34.7
17PTS23.7, better
9.2REB10.9, better
3.2, betterAST2.5
0.5STL0.6, better
1.6BLK2.3, better
50.7FG%58.2, better
36.8, better3P%4.5
75.3, betterFT%52.7
56.5TS%58.6, better

Pau Gasol vs Shaquille O'Neal head to head

They have faced each other 18 times: Pau Gasol's team won 5, Shaquille O'Neal's 13.

Pau Gasol and Shaquille O'Neal, record against each other
GamesPlayedPau Gasol wonShaquille O'Neal won
Regular season18513, better
Pau Gasol and Shaquille O'Neal, averages in their games against each other
16.6PTS20.6, better
8.5REB9.3, better
3.1, betterAST2.3
36.2MIN32.0

Every game against each other

Pau Gasol vs Shaquille O'Neal, every game
Jan 30, 2011BOS at LALL 109-9612 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN0 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 13 MIN
Jan 21, 2010LAL at CLEL 93-8713 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 28 MIN
Dec 25, 2009CLE at LALL 102-8711 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN11 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 22 MIN
Mar 1, 2009LAL at PHXL 118-11130 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 41 MIN33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN
Feb 26, 2009PHX at LALW 132-10616 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 24 MIN12 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 21 MIN
Nov 20, 2008LAL at PHXW 105-924 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 34 MIN15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 27 MIN
Feb 20, 2008LAL at PHXW 130-12429 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 29 MIN
Jan 24, 2006MEM at MIAL 94-8211 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 38 MIN20 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 31 MIN
Nov 2, 2005MIA at MEML 97-7826 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 28 MIN
Dec 10, 2004MEM at MIAL 92-8412 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 36 MIN
Nov 10, 2003LAL at MEMW 105-9522 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 36 MIN20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN
Apr 4, 2003LAL at MEML 102-10118 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN33 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN
Mar 31, 2003MEM at LALL 110-9422 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN34 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Dec 3, 2002MEM at LALL 101-9111 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 29 MIN28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 29, 2002LAL at MEML 112-106 OT24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN33 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 43 MIN
Feb 1, 2002LAL at MEML 100-8513 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
Dec 21, 2001LAL at MEMW 114-10812 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN
Nov 9, 2001MEM at LALL 110-8612 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 28 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Pau Gasol and Shaquille O'Neal career totals
20,894PTS28,596, better
11,305REB13,099, better
3,926, betterAST3,026
606STL739, better
1,941BLK2,732, better
50.7FG%58.2, better
36.8, better3P%4.5
75.3, betterFT%52.7
56.5TS%58.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Pau Gasol and Shaquille O'Neal postseason
136GP216
35.5MIN37.5
15.4PTS24.3, better
9.2REB11.6, better
3.2, betterAST2.7
0.5STL0.5
1.7BLK2.1, better
50.7FG%56.3, better
29.7, better3P%0
74.1, betterFT%50.4
55.9TS%56.5, better

Where each stands all time

Pau Gasol and Shaquille O'Neal all-time places
44th (20,894)Points10th (28,596), better
28th (11,305)Rebounds15th (13,099), better
129th (3,926), betterAssists215th (3,026)
21st (1,941)Blocks8th (2,732), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Pau Gasol and Shaquille O'Neal titles and awards
2Championships4, better
1All-Rookie First Team1
1Rookie of the Year1
2All-NBA Third Team4, better
2All-NBA Second Team2
—All-NBA First Team8, better
—Finals MVP3, better
—MVP1, better
—All-Star MVP3, better
—All-Defensive Second Team3, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Pau Gasol and Shaquille O'Neal season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2001-0217.68.92.7, better1992-9323.4, better13.9, better1.9
2nd2002-0319.08.82.8, better1993-9429.3, better13.2, better2.4
3rd2003-0417.77.72.51994-9529.3, better11.4, better2.7, better
4th2004-0517.87.32.41995-9626.6, better11.0, better2.9, better
5th2005-0620.48.94.6, better1996-9726.2, better12.5, better3.1
6th2006-0720.89.83.4, better1997-9828.3, better11.4, better2.4
7th2007-0818.98.43.2, better1998-9926.3, better10.7, better2.3
8th2008-0918.99.63.51999-0029.7, better13.6, better3.8, better
9th2009-1018.311.33.42000-0128.7, better12.7, better3.7, better
10th2010-1118.810.23.3, better2001-0227.2, better10.7, better3.0
11th2011-1217.410.43.7, better2002-0327.5, better11.1, better3.1
12th2012-1313.78.64.1, better2003-0421.5, better11.5, better2.9
13th2013-1417.49.73.4, better2004-0522.9, better10.4, better2.7
14th2014-1518.511.8, better2.7, better2005-0620.0, better9.21.9
15th2015-1616.511.0, better4.1, better2006-0717.3, better7.42.0
16th2016-1712.47.82.3, better2007-0813.6, better9.1, better1.5
17th2017-1810.18.03.1, better2008-0917.8, better8.4, better1.7
18th2018-193.94.61.7, better2009-1012.0, better6.7, better1.5
19th————2010-119.24.80.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST