RJ Barrett vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and RJ Barrett 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
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2024-25
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 6 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Lee Shaffer 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.8 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.6 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.7 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 7,293 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 2,150 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists RJ Barrett 1,276 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals RJ Barrett 259 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 107 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 387 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .441 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .697 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 21.1 (2025) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 6.3 (2025) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 (2025) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.