Austin Reaves vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Austin Reaves that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Austin Reaves: 2021-22 to 2024-25
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Reaves 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Austin Reaves 4 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Austin Reaves 3 Lee Shaffer 3

NBA Cups Won Austin Reaves 1 * Lee Shaffer 0 *

All-Star Games Austin Reaves 0 Lee Shaffer 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 14.5 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 3.8 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.3 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.7 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 4,052 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 1,067 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Austin Reaves 1,196 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Austin Reaves 209 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 86 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Austin Reaves 280 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .481 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .370 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .863 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 20.2 (2025) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.5 (2025) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 5.8 (2025) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 1.1 (2025) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 (2022) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.7 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.5 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.2 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.7 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 435 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 117 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Austin Reaves 109 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Austin Reaves 18 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 9 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Austin Reaves 26 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .455 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .379 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .892 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.9 (2023) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 5.4 (2025) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.6 (2023) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 1.4 (2024) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.6 (2025) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.