What did Shaq average against Tim Duncan?

Q: Who was better Tim Duncan or Shaq?

To that point, ESPN ranked Tim Duncan ahead of Shaquille ONeal. But which legendary big man was actually better? ESPN ranks Tim Duncan as the 8th best NBA player of all time... ahead of Shaq and Kobe!

Q: What was Shaqs shooting average?

Shaquille ONeal averaged 52.7 percent from the free-throw line in his career..

Q: What did Shaq average against Dennis Rodman?

Shaquille ONeal averaged 26.8 points, 13.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in 12 games versus Dennis Rodman in his career.

Q: What is shaqs lowest scoring game?

Shaquille ONeal had his fewest points in a game on January 30, 2011 and on February 22, 2005, with 0 points.

This is the detail of NBA games in which Tim Duncan 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 62 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 33-29 winning record over Tim Duncan. They each won 15 games in the Playoffs.

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This is the detail of NBA games in which Tim Duncan 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.
Games Played Against Each Other
Summary of Victories
Stats in Games Between Them
Head To Head Games Played: One by One
Who was better Tim Duncan or Shaq?
What was Shaq's shooting average?
What did Shaq average against Dennis Rodman?
What is shaqs lowest scoring game?

Games Played Against Each Other


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2022-23
Tim Duncan: 1998 to 2016
Shaquille O'Neal: 1993 to 2011

62 Games played

32 in Regular Season

30 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Stats in Games Between Them

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Tim Duncan	34 games	32 games	38 games	24 games	19 games
Shaquille O'Neal	25 games	25 games	11 games	21 games	32 games
Both had same stat	3 games	5 games	13 games	17 games	11 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One


1997-98 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 13, 1997
1.	Spurs	100		Tim Duncan	19	13	4	0	3	4	3	39	9-17	.529	0-1	.000	1-2	.500
OT	Lakers	109		Shaquille O'Neal	34	15	1	1	4	7	4	43	13-26	.500	0-0	-	8-15	.533
	Mar. 06, 1998
2.	Spurs	84		Tim Duncan	21	7	2	1	2	4	5	32	7-13	.538	0-1	.000	7-8	.875
	Lakers	91		Shaquille O'Neal	23	6	3	1	2	2	4	41	9-16	.563	0-0	-	5-10	.500
	Apr. 13, 1998
3.	Spurs	75		Tim Duncan	26	16	0	2	3	1	3	42	11-21	.524	0-0	-	4-9	.444
	Lakers	99		Shaquille O'Neal	28	16	3	0	1	1	3	35	11-16	.688	0-0	-	6-13	.462


1998-99 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 08, 1999
4.	Spurs	75		Tim Duncan	21	15	2	1	1	5	2	42	8-24	.333	0-0	-	5-9	.556
	Lakers	80		Shaquille O'Neal	26	13	1	0	2	4	1	40	11-18	.611	0-0	-	4-8	.500
	Feb. 19, 1999
5.	Spurs	94		Tim Duncan	26	11	1	0	1	0	2	39	10-20	.500	0-0	-	6-9	.667
	Lakers	106		Shaquille O'Neal	28	10	3	3	4	4	4	40	11-17	.647	0-0	-	6-12	.500
	Apr. 24, 1999
6.	Spurs	108		Tim Duncan	21	13	2	2	3	3	2	40	6-11	.545	0-0	-	9-12	.750
	Lakers	81		Shaquille O'Neal	26	12	1	0	1	3	4	34	10-17	.588	0-0	-	6-8	.750


1999 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 17, 1999
7.	Spurs	87		Tim Duncan	25	7	3	0	6	6	1	44	11-24	.458	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Lakers	81		Shaquille O'Neal	21	15	0	1	1	2	5	40	6-19	.316	0-0	-	9-14	.643
	May. 19, 1999
8.	Spurs	79		Tim Duncan	21	8	2	1	0	5	4	43	8-19	.421	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Lakers	76		Shaquille O'Neal	16	8	2	2	2	4	4	34	7-11	.636	0-0	-	2-10	.200
	May. 22, 1999
9.	Spurs	103		Tim Duncan	37	14	4	3	1	4	6	45	9-19	.474	0-0	-	19-23	.826
	Lakers	91		Shaquille O'Neal	22	15	0	0	3	2	3	37	8-14	.571	0-0	-	6-14	.429
	May. 23, 1999
10.	Spurs	118		Tim Duncan	33	14	4	0	1	3	5	44	11-14	.786	0-0	-	11-14	.786
	Lakers	107		Shaquille O'Neal	36	14	0	1	1	1	5	45	12-23	.522	0-0	-	12-23	.522


1999-00 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 25, 1999
11.	Spurs	93		Tim Duncan	28	9	1	0	1	4	6	45	8-23	.348	0-0	-	12-15	.800
	Lakers	99		Shaquille O'Neal	32	11	2	0	5	2	5	38	13-22	.591	0-0	-	6-12	.500
	Feb. 01, 2000
12.	Spurs	105		Tim Duncan	29	18	4	0	1	1	3	41	11-19	.579	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Lakers	81		Shaquille O'Neal	31	7	1	0	5	4	5	36	13-17	.765	0-0	-	5-8	.625


2000-01 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 08, 2000
13.	Spurs	91		Tim Duncan	22	17	3	0	1	2	2	44	9-24	.375	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Lakers	81		Shaquille O'Neal	13	17	4	0	1	3	4	44	5-13	.385	0-0	-	3-10	.300
	Dec. 01, 2000
14.	Spurs	100		Tim Duncan	24	11	3	1	0	3	5	33	10-20	.500	0-0	-	4-8	.500
	Lakers	109		Shaquille O'Neal	36	16	2	0	3	2	4	45	15-23	.652	0-0	-	6-14	.429
	Feb. 21, 2001
15.	Spurs	99		Tim Duncan	22	7	4	3	0	2	4	45	10-22	.455	0-0	-	2-7	.286
	Lakers	101		Shaquille O'Neal	22	10	7	0	2	6	4	39	9-17	.529	0-0	-	4-5	.800
	Mar. 09, 2001
16.	Spurs	93		Tim Duncan	29	12	3	0	1	2	5	45	9-21	.429	0-0	-	11-21	.524
OT	Lakers	89		Shaquille O'Neal	33	16	0	0	3	3	4	49	12-23	.522	0-0	-	9-18	.500


2001 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 19, 2001
17.	Spurs	90		Tim Duncan	28	14	6	1	5	7	4	46	10-19	.526	0-0	-	8-11	.727
	Lakers	104		Shaquille O'Neal	28	11	2	2	2	4	2	45	11-22	.500	0-0	-	6-8	.750
	May. 21, 2001
18.	Spurs	81		Tim Duncan	40	15	3	0	4	6	3	48	15-26	.577	1-1	1.000	9-9	1.000
	Lakers	88		Shaquille O'Neal	19	14	4	0	1	4	2	45	8-21	.381	0-0	-	3-6	.500
	May. 25, 2001
19.	Spurs	72		Tim Duncan	9	13	7	4	4	3	4	39	3-14	.214	0-0	-	3-8	.375
	Lakers	111		Shaquille O'Neal	35	17	3	0	0	4	3	35	16-23	.696	0-0	-	3-9	.333
	May. 27, 2001
20.	Spurs	82		Tim Duncan	15	7	1	0	4	2	5	35	5-10	.500	0-0	-	5-9	.556
	Lakers	111		Shaquille O'Neal	26	10	1	1	2	2	5	31	11-19	.579	0-0	-	4-8	.500


2001-02 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 25, 2002
21.	Spurs	91		Tim Duncan	24	11	1	0	2	5	4	39	12-26	.462	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	94		Shaquille O'Neal	25	15	4	1	0	6	2	42	11-21	.524	0-0	-	3-6	.500
	Mar. 20, 2002
22.	Spurs	108		Tim Duncan	25	9	0	1	0	0	3	30	10-20	.500	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Lakers	90		Shaquille O'Neal	17	10	0	0	4	2	2	30	2-10	.200	0-0	-	13-19	.684
	Mar. 31, 2002
23.	Spurs	95		Tim Duncan	26	11	8	0	3	4	3	44	11-28	.393	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Lakers	96		Shaquille O'Neal	24	9	1	1	5	3	5	42	8-19	.421	0-0	-	8-9	.889


2002 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 05, 2002
24.	Spurs	80		Tim Duncan	26	21	5	1	4	1	3	45	9-30	.300	0-0	-	8-10	.800
	Lakers	86		Shaquille O'Neal	23	17	1	1	4	3	2	35	9-22	.409	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	May. 07, 2002
25.	Spurs	88		Tim Duncan	27	17	5	1	5	10	2	46	10-19	.526	0-0	-	7-12	.583
	Lakers	85		Shaquille O'Neal	19	7	5	2	2	3	5	40	7-16	.438	0-0	-	5-10	.500
	May. 10, 2002
26.	Spurs	89		Tim Duncan	28	12	3	1	1	2	2	45	9-26	.346	1-2	.500	9-10	.900
	Lakers	99		Shaquille O'Neal	22	15	3	0	0	3	3	40	10-20	.500	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	May. 12, 2002
27.	Spurs	85		Tim Duncan	30	11	6	1	4	4	5	42	9-15	.600	0-0	-	12-16	.750
	Lakers	87		Shaquille O'Neal	22	11	5	0	3	2	5	40	9-18	.500	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	May. 14, 2002
28.	Spurs	87		Tim Duncan	34	25	4	1	2	6	5	45	11-23	.478	0-0	-	12-14	.857
	Lakers	93		Shaquille O'Neal	21	11	2	0	6	4	3	40	7-18	.389	0-0	-	7-9	.778


2002-03 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 14, 2003
29.	Spurs	103		Tim Duncan	28	20	3	0	1	6	5	40	9-23	.391	0-0	-	10-11	.909
	Lakers	95		Shaquille O'Neal	21	5	2	1	6	0	6	40	9-19	.474	0-0	-	3-8	.375
	Mar. 23, 2003
30.	Spurs	98		Tim Duncan	27	17	2	0	2	3	4	43	10-25	.400	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Lakers	89		Shaquille O'Neal	32	12	1	0	6	2	5	40	12-23	.522	0-0	-	8-11	.727


2003 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 05, 2003
31.	Spurs	87		Tim Duncan	28	8	7	0	3	3	4	44	10-22	.455	0-0	-	8-14	.571
	Lakers	82		Shaquille O'Neal	24	21	3	1	4	5	6	39	10-20	.500	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	May. 07, 2003
32.	Spurs	114		Tim Duncan	12	13	7	1	1	2	3	33	5-10	.500	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	95		Shaquille O'Neal	27	10	1	0	0	3	4	32	10-14	.714	0-0	-	7-11	.636
	May. 09, 2003
33.	Spurs	95		Tim Duncan	28	11	1	0	1	0	4	38	12-25	.480	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Lakers	110		Shaquille O'Neal	21	16	8	0	3	4	3	36	10-16	.625	0-0	-	1-3	.333
	May. 11, 2003
34.	Spurs	95		Tim Duncan	36	9	5	0	0	3	5	40	10-17	.588	0-2	.000	16-20	.800
	Lakers	99		Shaquille O'Neal	29	17	5	2	4	3	2	45	6-17	.353	0-0	-	17-23	.739
	May. 13, 2003
35.	Spurs	96		Tim Duncan	27	14	5	1	1	2	2	45	11-22	.500	0-0	-	5-8	.625
	Lakers	94		Shaquille O'Neal	20	12	2	0	3	5	1	40	8-14	.571	0-0	-	4-7	.571
	May. 15, 2003
36.	Spurs	110		Tim Duncan	37	16	4	0	2	3	3	42	16-25	.640	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Lakers	82		Shaquille O'Neal	31	10	3	1	3	1	4	38	13-21	.619	0-0	-	5-10	.500


2003-04 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 28, 2003
37.	Spurs	87		Tim Duncan	11	11	2	2	0	1	4	26	3-10	.300	0-0	-	5-8	.625
	Lakers	103		Shaquille O'Neal	7	8	2	0	2	3	3	24	2-6	.333	0-0	-	3-9	.333
	Dec. 03, 2003
38.	Spurs	86		Tim Duncan	30	15	3	0	1	3	2	45	11-20	.550	0-1	.000	8-11	.727
	Lakers	90		Shaquille O'Neal	15	16	0	1	9	5	4	39	5-12	.417	0-0	-	5-8	.625
	Apr. 04, 2004
39.	Spurs	95		Tim Duncan	18	13	6	0	2	3	4	41	7-14	.500	0-0	-	4-7	.571
	Lakers	89		Shaquille O'Neal	17	9	4	0	3	2	3	36	8-15	.533	0-0	-	1-1	1.000


2004 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 02, 2004
40.	Spurs	88		Tim Duncan	30	11	3	3	2	7	4	40	13-18	.722	0-0	-	4-11	.364
	Lakers	78		Shaquille O'Neal	19	13	2	0	5	4	4	43	8-14	.571	0-0	-	3-13	.231
	May. 05, 2004
41.	Spurs	95		Tim Duncan	24	7	3	0	1	4	4	42	7-13	.538	0-0	-	10-14	.714
	Lakers	85		Shaquille O'Neal	32	15	1	0	1	3	4	44	15-21	.714	0-0	-	2-7	.286
	May. 09, 2004
42.	Spurs	81		Tim Duncan	10	13	2	0	1	6	3	35	4-14	.286	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	105		Shaquille O'Neal	28	15	5	0	8	2	3	36	11-13	.846	0-0	-	6-11	.545
	May. 11, 2004
43.	Spurs	90		Tim Duncan	19	10	8	1	1	2	3	45	5-13	.385	0-0	-	9-12	.750
	Lakers	98		Shaquille O'Neal	28	14	2	0	4	2	4	45	10-18	.556	0-0	-	8-11	.727
	May. 13, 2004
44.	Spurs	73		Tim Duncan	21	21	2	0	4	7	3	46	7-15	.467	0-0	-	7-10	.700
	Lakers	74		Shaquille O'Neal	11	11	0	1	3	2	4	37	5-9	.556	0-0	-	1-5	.200
	May. 15, 2004
45.	Spurs	76		Tim Duncan	20	11	2	2	1	2	4	44	7-18	.389	0-1	.000	6-8	.750
	Lakers	88		Shaquille O'Neal	17	19	2	0	5	4	5	43	5-10	.500	0-0	-	7-15	.467


2004-05 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 12, 2004
46.	Spurs	93		Tim Duncan	17	13	6	2	3	1	2	40	6-14	.429	0-1	.000	5-14	.357
	Heat	84		Shaquille O'Neal	23	21	4	0	2	3	5	40	9-21	.429	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Feb. 13, 2005
47.	Spurs	92		Tim Duncan	20	9	3	1	2	1	2	38	5-14	.357	0-0	-	10-12	.833
	Heat	96		Shaquille O'Neal	27	7	3	0	2	3	2	36	8-12	.667	0-0	-	11-19	.579


2005-06 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 20, 2006
48.	Spurs	101		Tim Duncan	14	11	1	0	0	3	4	38	5-10	.500	0-0	-	4-12	.333
	Heat	94		Shaquille O'Neal	23	6	1	0	3	3	6	31	9-14	.643	0-0	-	5-11	.455


2006-07 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 11, 2007
49.	Spurs	85		Tim Duncan	13	11	2	0	1	0	3	38	4-10	.400	0-0	-	5-11	.455
	Heat	100		Shaquille O'Neal	16	7	0	1	1	1	2	25	7-11	.636	0-0	-	2-3	.667


2007-08 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 07, 2007
50.	Spurs	88		Tim Duncan	12	8	3	0	1	2	2	31	4-9	.444	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Heat	78		Shaquille O'Neal	17	3	1	0	0	1	2	31	6-13	.462	0-0	-	5-10	.500
	Mar. 09, 2008
51.	Spurs	87		Tim Duncan	17	10	1	2	2	1	1	35	6-19	.316	0-0	-	5-8	.625
	Suns	94		Shaquille O'Neal	14	16	1	0	2	4	5	35	6-11	.545	0-0	-	2-3	.667
	Apr. 09, 2008
52.	Spurs	79		Tim Duncan	23	10	0	0	2	3	5	35	9-21	.429	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Suns	96		Shaquille O'Neal	16	9	0	2	1	5	4	24	7-9	.778	0-0	-	2-4	.500


2008 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 19, 2008
53.	Spurs	117		Tim Duncan	40	15	5	1	3	4	3	51	16-24	.667	1-1	1.000	7-12	.583
2OT	Suns	115		Shaquille O'Neal	11	5	1	2	4	4	5	30	5-8	.625	0-0	-	1-3	.333
	Apr. 22, 2008
54.	Spurs	102		Tim Duncan	18	17	4	1	3	2	0	42	8-20	.400	0-0	-	2-6	.333
	Suns	96		Shaquille O'Neal	19	14	0	1	4	1	4	36	6-13	.462	0-0	-	7-14	.500
	Apr. 25, 2008
55.	Spurs	115		Tim Duncan	23	10	2	1	1	2	4	37	9-15	.600	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Suns	99		Shaquille O'Neal	19	6	2	0	0	1	4	31	5-11	.455	0-0	-	9-17	.529
	Apr. 27, 2008
56.	Spurs	86		Tim Duncan	14	10	2	0	2	1	2	29	6-18	.333	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Suns	105		Shaquille O'Neal	14	12	1	2	2	1	3	24	4-10	.400	0-0	-	6-10	.600
	Apr. 29, 2008
57.	Spurs	92		Tim Duncan	29	17	0	1	3	5	4	41	13-28	.464	0-0	-	3-5	.600
	Suns	87		Shaquille O'Neal	13	9	1	0	3	2	5	29	2-8	.250	0-0	-	9-20	.450


2008-09 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Oct. 29, 2008
58.	Spurs	98		Tim Duncan	32	6	3	0	0	2	3	36	13-21	.619	0-1	.000	6-10	.600
	Suns	103		Shaquille O'Neal	15	13	1	0	2	1	5	30	5-10	.500	0-0	-	5-8	.625
	Dec. 25, 2008
59.	Spurs	91		Tim Duncan	25	17	3	2	0	1	5	41	12-25	.480	0-0	-	1-4	.250
	Suns	90		Shaquille O'Neal	23	12	2	1	4	1	3	38	7-15	.467	0-0	-	9-16	.563
	Jan. 29, 2009
60.	Spurs	114		Tim Duncan	20	15	4	1	1	3	2	41	6-16	.375	0-0	-	8-12	.667
	Suns	104		Shaquille O'Neal	13	6	0	0	1	3	5	35	5-14	.357	0-0	-	3-5	.600
	Mar. 08, 2009
61.	Spurs	103		Tim Duncan	17	15	4	0	2	1	1	32	5-9	.556	0-0	-	7-12	.583
	Suns	98		Shaquille O'Neal	14	5	0	1	0	0	4	31	6-16	.375	0-0	-	2-4	.500


2010-11 Season
Game		Player	Pts	TRb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 05, 2011
62.	Spurs	103		Tim Duncan	18	5	1	0	2	1	1	32	8-15	.533	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Celtics	105		Shaquille O'Neal	4	1	0	0	1	1	3	21	2-3	.667	0-0	-	0-3	.000

Who was better Tim Duncan or Shaq?

To that point, ESPN ranked Tim Duncan ahead of Shaquille O'Neal. But which legendary big man was actually better? ESPN ranks Tim Duncan as the 8th best NBA player of all time... ahead of Shaq and Kobe!