Karl Malone vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Lee Shaffer 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Lee Shaffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Lee Shaffer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Lee Shaffer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Lee Shaffer 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.