Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 12 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Lee Shaffer 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.7 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 11,151 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,338 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,486 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 495 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 108 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 813 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .417 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .361 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .815 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 9.5 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.3 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.0 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 456 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 111 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 47 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 15 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 48 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .374 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .328 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .686 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2017) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.