Penny Hardaway vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Penny Hardaway 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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Lee Shaffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) 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.