Rudy Gay vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Lee Shaffer 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.