Bam Adebayo vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Bam Adebayo 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
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2024-25
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 8 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Lee Shaffer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Lee Shaffer 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.7 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 8,923 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,024 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,044 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 607 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 567 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .537 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .314 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .756 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.