Shaquille O'Neal vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Lee Shaffer 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Lee Shaffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Lee Shaffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Lee Shaffer 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Lee Shaffer 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Lee Shaffer 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Lee Shaffer 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.