Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Lee Shaffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Lee Shaffer 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Lee Shaffer 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.