Lee Shaffer
Lee Philip Shaffer II
Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: February 23, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois
High School: Baldwin in Baldwin, Pennsylvania
College: University of North Carolina
Draft: Syracuse Nationals, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1960 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 21, 1961
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Totals
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 22 | SYR | NBA | 75 | 2093 | 514 | 1180 | .436 | 239 | 310 | .771 | 511 | 99 | 266 | 1267 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 23 | SYR | NBA | 80 | 2392 | 597 | 1393 | .429 | 294 | 375 | .784 | 524 | 97 | 249 | 1488 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 24 | PHI | NBA | 41 | 1013 | 217 | 587 | .370 | 102 | 133 | .767 | 205 | 36 | 116 | 536 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 196 | 5498 | 1328 | 3160 | .420 | 635 | 818 | .776 | 1240 | 232 | 631 | 3291 |
Per Game
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 22 | SYR | NBA | 75 | 27.9 | 6.9 | 15.7 | .436 | 3.2 | 4.1 | .771 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 16.9 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 23 | SYR | NBA | 80 | 29.9 | 7.5 | 17.4 | .429 | 3.7 | 4.7 | .784 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 18.6 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 24 | PHI | NBA | 41 | 24.7 | 5.3 | 14.3 | .370 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .767 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 13.1 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 196 | 28.1 | 6.8 | 16.1 | .420 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .776 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 16.8 |
Per 36 Minutes
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 22 | SYR | NBA | 75 | 2093 | 8.8 | 20.3 | .436 | 4.1 | 5.3 | .771 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 21.8 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 23 | SYR | NBA | 80 | 2392 | 9.0 | 21.0 | .429 | 4.4 | 5.6 | .784 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 22.4 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 24 | PHI | NBA | 41 | 1013 | 7.7 | 20.9 | .370 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .767 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 19.0 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 196 | 5498 | 8.7 | 20.7 | .420 | 4.2 | 5.4 | .776 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 21.5 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 22 | SYR | NBA | 75 | 2093 | 15.3 | .481 | .436 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 5.0 | .115 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 23 | SYR | NBA | 80 | 2392 | 15.3 | .478 | .429 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | .077 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 24 | PHI | NBA | 41 | 1013 | 11.1 | .415 | .370 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.030 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 196 | 5498 | 14.5 | .467 | .420 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 8.2 | .072 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1961-62 | 22 | SYR | NBA | 5 | 174 | 35 | 99 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 7 | 17 | 94 | .354 | .774 | 34.8 | 18.8 | 11.0 | 1.4 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 23 | SYR | NBA | 5 | 173 | 56 | 117 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 19 | 136 | .479 | .800 | 34.6 | 27.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 24 | PHI | NBA | 3 | 40 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | .364 | .500 | 13.3 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 13 | 387 | 99 | 238 | 49 | 63 | 82 | 15 | 41 | 247 | .416 | .778 | 29.8 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | |||||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 22 | SYR | NBA | 5 | 174 | 15.9 | .417 | .354 | 7.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .033 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 23 | SYR | NBA | 5 | 173 | 19.1 | .522 | .479 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .122 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 24 | PHI | NBA | 3 | 40 | 5.8 | .372 | .364 | 7.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.097 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 13 | 387 | 16.3 | .465 | .416 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .060 |
All-Star Games
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
| Thru 3 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lee Shaffer | 5.0 | 3.8 | -0.6 | |
| Sly Williams | 88.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| John Block | 82.6 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Jerome Williams | 82.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Rudy Gay | 81.9 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Scott May | 81.1 | 5.4 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Clifford Robinson | 81.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Travis Grant | 80.1 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Keon Clark | 79.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Bob Harris | 78.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Larry Stewart | 77.1 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Lee Shaffer | 5.0 | 3.8 | -0.6 | |||
| Dike Eddleman | 75.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Ersan Ilyasova | 75.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Andy Duncan | 71.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | -0.3 | ||
| Bill Closs | 70.9 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 | ||
| Ollie Darden | 70.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | ||
| Travis Grant | 67.9 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Michael Beasley | 66.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 1.7 | ||
| Sam Smith | 66.0 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | |
| Leonard Gray | 63.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Leon Powe | 63.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games
1963 NBA |
Honors
1959-60 NCAA AP All-America (3rd) |
Games
1962-63 NBA 80 (1) |
Field Goal Attempts
1962-63 NBA 1393 (7) |
Transactions
April 11, 1960: Drafted by the Syracuse Nationals in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.
January 15, 1965: Traded by the Philadelphia 76ers with Connie Dierking, Paul Neumann and cash to the San Francisco Warriors for Wilt Chamberlain.
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