Kevin Durant vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer and Kevin Durant 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

Kevin Durant

vs.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Durant: 2007-08 to 2023-24
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Durant 2 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Durant 16 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Kevin Durant 13 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Kevin Durant 14 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Durant 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Finals MVP Kevin Durant 2 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Durant 6 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Durant 10 Carl Shaeffer 0

Scoring Leader Kevin Durant 4 Carl Shaeffer 0

Rookie of The Year Kevin Durant 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Kevin Durant 1 * Carl Shaeffer 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 27.3 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 7.0 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 4.4 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.1 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.1 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Durant 28,924 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Kevin Durant 7,454 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Kevin Durant 4,645 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Kevin Durant 1,124 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Durant 1,196 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Durant 1,061 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Durant .501 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Kevin Durant .387 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Durant .884 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 32.0 (2014) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 8.3 (2017) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 6.4 (2022) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.4 (2013) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.8 (2018) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 29.3 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 7.8 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 4.2 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.0 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.2 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Durant 4,952 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Kevin Durant 1,318 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Kevin Durant 704 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Kevin Durant 172 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Durant 200 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Durant 169 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Durant .476 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Kevin Durant .355 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Durant .869 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 34.3 (2021) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 9.3 (2021) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 6.3 (2013) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.5 (2021) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.6 (2021) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.