Richard Jefferson vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) Earl Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.