George Gervin vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Lee Shaffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Lee Shaffer 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.