Tim Duncan vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Lee Shaffer 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Lee Shaffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Lee Shaffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Lee Shaffer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Lee Shaffer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Lee Shaffer 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Lee Shaffer 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.