Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lee Shaffer 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lee Shaffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Lee Shaffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Lee Shaffer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Lee Shaffer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Lee Shaffer 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lee Shaffer 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lee Shaffer 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Lee Shaffer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lee Shaffer 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.