Kyrie Irving vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Carl Shaeffer 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.4 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,799 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 289 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 371 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 112 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 77 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .456 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .397 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .890 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 2.3 (2024) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.