Kyle Kuzma vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Kyle Kuzma 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
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2024-25
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 8 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 3 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Lee Shaffer 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.0 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.3 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.5 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 9,210 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,413 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,446 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 304 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 281 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 541 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .450 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .334 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .721 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.6 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.1 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 276 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 99 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 28 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 9 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 32 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .393 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .276 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .731 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.