Lee Shaffer vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lee Shaffer 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

Lee Shaffer

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lee Shaffer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lee Shaffer 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lee Shaffer 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lee Shaffer 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lee Shaffer 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lee Shaffer 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lee Shaffer 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lee Shaffer 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lee Shaffer 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lee Shaffer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lee Shaffer 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lee Shaffer 16.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lee Shaffer 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lee Shaffer 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lee Shaffer 3,291 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lee Shaffer 1,240 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lee Shaffer 232 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lee Shaffer 196 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lee Shaffer .420 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lee Shaffer .776 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lee Shaffer 19.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lee Shaffer 6.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lee Shaffer 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lee Shaffer 247 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lee Shaffer 82 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lee Shaffer 15 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lee Shaffer 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lee Shaffer .416 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lee Shaffer .778 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lee Shaffer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.