Rick Barry vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Lee Shaffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Lee Shaffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Lee Shaffer 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Lee Shaffer 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Lee Shaffer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Lee Shaffer 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.