Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Lee Shaffer Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lee Shaffer and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Lee Shaffer, who played 3. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Lee Shaffer had his rookie season in 1961-62. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 11 5 2013-14 to 2023-24
Lee Shaffer 3 3 1961-62 to 1963-64

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Lee Shaffer
Season 2013-141961-62
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 80 19.8 5.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.4 1.8 2.3 5.8 .396 0.7 2.3 .319 0.6 0.8 .770
Lee Shaffer 75 27.9 16.9 - - 6.8 1.3 - - - 3.5 6.9 15.7 .436 - - - 3.2 4.1 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Lee Shaffer 5 34.8 18.8 - - 11.0 1.4 - - - 3.4 7.0 19.8 .354 - - - 4.8 6.2 .774

Season 2

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Lee Shaffer
Season 2014-151962-63
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 82 31.5 12.7 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.0 4.8 11.9 .401 1.9 5.4 .345 1.3 1.9 .696
Lee Shaffer 80 29.9 18.6 - - 6.6 1.2 - - - 3.1 7.5 17.4 .429 - - - 3.7 4.7 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Lee Shaffer 5 34.6 27.2 - - 4.6 1.2 - - - 3.8 11.2 23.4 .479 - - - 4.8 6.0 .800

Season 3

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Lee Shaffer
Season 2015-161963-64
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 36.7 14.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.8 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.2 5.3 12.6 .420 1.5 4.9 .309 2.4 3.0 .811
Lee Shaffer 41 24.7 13.1 - - 5.0 0.9 - - - 2.8 5.3 14.3 .370 - - - 2.5 3.2 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 4 40.3 15.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 2.8 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.8 5.5 12.5 .440 3.0 6.8 .444 1.3 1.8 .714
Lee Shaffer 3 13.3 5.7 - - 1.3 0.7 - - - 1.7 2.7 7.3 .364 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 4

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Lee Shaffer
Season 2016-17-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 33.3 13.8 0.7 2.5 3.3 2.5 1.2 0.2 1.1 1.6 4.9 12.2 .399 2.0 5.8 .350 2.0 2.4 .832
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Lee Shaffer
Season 2017-18-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 74 33.2 13.4 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.2 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.0 4.6 10.8 .426 2.1 5.6 .383 2.1 2.6 .789
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Lee Shaffer
Season 2018-19-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 82 24.8 11.4 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.8 1.7 4.0 9.2 .430 1.8 5.3 .347 1.7 1.9 .867
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Lee Shaffer
Season 2019-20-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 69 25.5 9.3 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.6 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.9 3.4 7.3 .467 1.3 3.5 .385 1.1 1.5 .775
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 21 29.0 10.7 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.2 0.7 1.9 3.8 9.0 .418 2.1 5.7 .378 1.0 1.3 .815
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Lee Shaffer
Season 2020-21-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 67 28.4 9.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.0 1.7 3.3 7.6 .431 1.8 4.4 .410 1.4 1.7 .866
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 5 29.2 6.2 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.4 3.0 2.2 5.8 .379 0.8 3.8 .211 1.0 1.0 1.000
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Lee Shaffer
Season 2021-22-
Team Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 77 30.2 13.2 0.5 2.9 3.4 1.9 1.1 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.7 10.8 .435 2.1 5.3 .390 1.8 2.0 .890
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Lee Shaffer
Season 2022-23-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 31.3 10.8 0.5 2.3 2.7 2.4 1.5 0.5 1.1 1.9 3.8 8.3 .462 1.8 4.2 .423 1.4 1.6 .824
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 20 33.6 10.6 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.8 2.4 3.7 8.1 .457 1.8 4.6 .380 1.5 1.8 .829
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Lee Shaffer
Season 2023-24-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets TBD-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 31.6 10.1 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.4 1.3 0.6 1.0 2.0 3.6 7.7 .460 1.6 4.1 .406 1.3 1.5 .894
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 11 34.6 8.4 0.5 2.2 2.6 2.5 1.4 0.4 0.9 3.0 2.9 7.2 .405 1.5 4.6 .333 1.0 1.0 1.000
Lee Shaffer ------- --- ----------