Sam Cassell vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.