Shaquille O'Neal Anthony Davis

Is Shaquille O'Neal taller than Anthony Davis?

Yes. Shaquille O'Neal is taller than Anthony Davis by 3 in (7.9 cm).

Shaquille O'Neal: taller than 95 in 100 US men. Anthony Davis: taller than 95 in 100 US men.

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Shaquille O'Neal

Anthony Davis

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Both heights are published listings, not a side-by-side measurement, so treat the gap as approximate.

Where these heights come from

Shaquille O'Neal is listed by the NBA at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). See all of Shaquille O'Neal’s listed heights.

Anthony Davis is commonly listed at 6 ft 10 in (208 cm). See all of Anthony Davis’s listed heights.

Photos: Shaquille O'Neal by MarkScottAustinTX, CC BY-SA 2.0; Anthony Davis by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Anthony Davis

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APA	Heightvs. (2026, October 17). Is Shaq taller than Anthony Davis? Yes, by 3 in. https://heightvs.com/compare/shaquille-oneal-vs-anthony-davis
MLA	“Is Shaq Taller Than Anthony Davis? Yes, by 3 in.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/shaquille-oneal-vs-anthony-davis.
Chicago	“Is Shaq Taller Than Anthony Davis? Yes, by 3 in.” Heightvs. Last modified October 17, 2026. https://heightvs.com/compare/shaquille-oneal-vs-anthony-davis.
Link	<a href="https://heightvs.com/compare/shaquille-oneal-vs-anthony-davis">Is Shaq taller than Anthony Davis? Yes, by 3 in (Heightvs)</a>

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Shaquille O'Neal, 7 ft 1 in (216 cm), and Anthony Davis, 6 ft 10 in (208 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline