Billy Cunningham vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Billy Cunningham 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

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Lee Shaffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.