John Havlicek vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Lee Shaffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Lee Shaffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Lee Shaffer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Lee Shaffer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Lee Shaffer 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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.