DeMarcus Cousins vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.