Zach LaVine vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Lee Shaffer 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.