T.J. McConnell vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and T.J. McConnell 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
T.J. McConnell: 2015-16 to 2024-25
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. McConnell 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons T.J. McConnell 10 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played T.J. McConnell 5 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games T.J. McConnell 0 Lee Shaffer 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 7.6 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.9 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.0 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.2 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.2 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 5,396 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 2,054 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 3,542 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 849 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 133 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games T.J. McConnell 706 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .516 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .345 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .778 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 10.2 (2024) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.7 (2021) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 6.6 (2021) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.9 (2021) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.4 (2022) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 8.1 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.7 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.5 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.7 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 504 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 165 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 220 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 43 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 5 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games T.J. McConnell 62 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .520 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .354 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .796 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 11.8 (2024) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.3 (2025) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.1 (2024) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.9 (2024) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 (2024) 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.