Jakob Poeltl vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Jakob Poeltl 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
Jakob Poeltl: 2016-17 to 2024-25
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jakob Poeltl 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Jakob Poeltl 9 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Jakob Poeltl 3 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Jakob Poeltl 0 Lee Shaffer 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 8.9 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.0 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.6 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 5,311 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 4,153 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 1,083 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 381 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 757 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 595 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .631 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .429 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .555 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 14.5 (2025) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.6 (2025) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 (2025) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 5.0 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 4.6 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.8 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.5 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 110 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 102 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 18 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 6 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 10 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 22 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .577 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .000 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .667 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (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.