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Landry Fields vs. Lee Shaffer: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Lee Shaffer ranks higher in career impact

Impact comparison

Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Higher is better. Career ranks and average league finishes work the other way: lower is better.

#2075Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#622Leads
+0.5LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.3
-0.6LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.7
#110Best league finish#31Leads
+167 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+98 pts
255LeadsGames196

Career Impact Rank places Lee Shaffer #622 and Landry Fields #2075. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Landry Fields had the higher single-season impact estimate and more total career value.

Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/landry-fields/lee-shaffer/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedLandry Fields224.720 · No. 2,075Lee Shaffer66.113 · No. 622

Only the three league-finish windows below determine Career Impact Rank. Career Value and peak impact are separate measures; neither adds points to this calculation. Lower composite scores rank higher.

Landry Fields

224.720 composite · No. 2,075 all-time

Landry Fields's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1102010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1662011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2642012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate180.00050%90.000
Best 5No. 1102010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1662011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2642012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 352248.80030%74.640
Best 10No. 1102010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1662011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2642012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate7 open slots × No. 352300.40020%60.080

90.000 + 74.640 + 60.080= 224.720

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 352, this player's stored replacement finish.

Lee Shaffer

66.113 composite · No. 622 all-time

Lee Shaffer's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 311961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 581962–63Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 811963–64Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate56.66750%28.333
Best 5No. 311961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 581962–63Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 811963–64Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 9371.20030%21.360
Best 10No. 311961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 581962–63Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 811963–64Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate7 open slots × No. 9382.10020%16.420

28.333 + 21.360 + 16.420= 66.113

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 93, this player's stored replacement finish.

Averages, contributions, and totals are displayed to three decimal places. The ranking calculation keeps full source precision. Read the full method →

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Understand the numbers

Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.

1 · Ranking evidence

Impact: who ranks higher, and why?

Career Impact Rank compares entire regular-season careers across NBA history. It combines average league places across the best three, five, and ten seasons, weighted 50%, 30%, and 20%. A lower rank or average place is better.

Impact: Landry Fields and Lee Shaffer
MetricLandry FieldsLee Shaffer
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2075#622Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better180.056.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better248.871.2Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better300.482.1Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Landry Fields and Lee Shaffer
MetricLandry FieldsLee Shaffer
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1257Better result for this metric.#1430
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.5Better result for this metric.-0.3
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.6Better result for this metric.-1.7
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailableUnavailable
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailableUnavailable
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+167 ptsBetter result for this metric.+98 pts
Seasons ranked No. 100
Top-five impact seasons00
Top-ten impact seasons00

2 · Playing time and responsibility

How much did each player take on?

Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.

Playing time and workload: Landry Fields and Lee Shaffer
MetricLandry FieldsLee Shaffer
Games255196
Minutes6,0105,488

3 · Individual skills

Where does each player have an advantage?

These are each player's averages across up to ten best seasons. Career Impact Rank gives the Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights, giving the most weight to the highest peak. The model accounts for position, role, pace, playing time, and team results. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.

Shooting

True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.

Shooting: Landry Fields and Lee Shaffer
MetricLandry FieldsLee Shaffer
True shooting percentage53.9%Better result for this metric.46.7%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile53.0%Better result for this metric.45.8%
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Shooting: Landry Fields and Lee Shaffer
MetricLandry FieldsLee Shaffer
Field-goal percentage47.3%Better result for this metric.42.0%
Three-point percentage33.2%Unavailable
Free-throw percentage66.6%77.6%Better result for this metric.

Passing

Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.

Passing: Landry Fields and Lee Shaffer
MetricLandry FieldsLee Shaffer
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.8%Unavailable
Assists per game1.6Better result for this metric.1.2
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Passing: Landry Fields and Lee Shaffer
MetricLandry FieldsLee Shaffer
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile14.5%Unavailable

Rebounding

Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.

Rebounding: Landry Fields and Lee Shaffer
MetricLandry FieldsLee Shaffer
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.7%Unavailable
Rebounds per game4.36.3Better result for this metric.

Defense

Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.

Defense: Landry Fields and Lee Shaffer
MetricLandry FieldsLee Shaffer
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.8%Unavailable
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Defense: Landry Fields and Lee Shaffer
MetricLandry FieldsLee Shaffer
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.6%Unavailable

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Landry Fields and Lee Shaffer
MetricLandry FieldsLee Shaffer
Points per game6.816.8Better result for this metric.

4 · Team context, not ranking inputs

What happened with and without them?

A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.

Four separate questions

Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards

These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Lee Shaffer ranks higher in career impact.

Landry FieldsMetricLee Shaffer
#2075Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#622Leads
+0.5LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.3
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+167 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+98 pts

This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.

Context

Team Success

Landry Fields leads every available measure below.

Landry FieldsMetricLee Shaffer
209LeadsListed-team regular-season wins123
53.0%LeadsListed-team winning percentage51.2%
050-win team seasons0
060-win team seasons0
4LeadsPlayoff team seasons3

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.

Context

Playoff Résumé

Lee Shaffer leads every available measure below.

Landry FieldsMetricLee Shaffer
3Playoff appearances3
12Playoff games13Leads
4Team playoff wins6Leads
0Finals appearances0
0Championships0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.

Context

Awards

No recorded measure separates these careers.

Landry FieldsMetricLee Shaffer
Not availableAll-Star1
Not availableMVP0
Not availableAll-NBA0
Not availableAll-Defense0
Not availableDPOY0
Not availableRookie of the Year0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.

How each context field is counted
Listed-team regular-season wins
The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
Listed-team winning percentage
Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
50- and 60-win team seasons
Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
Team seasons reaching playoffs
Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff appearances and games
Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
Team playoff wins
Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
Finals appearances and championships
Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
Awards
Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.

Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09.

Career Shape Explorer

How the careers developed

Follow every regular season by NBA experience or age. This view describes the path; it does not create another verdict.

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Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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Striped bars mark seasons with fewer than 40 games. A dashed mark means that player had no season at the aligned point.

S means NBA season number; A means player age. Peak labels identify each player's accepted best season. Hover or focus any pair for season detail, or open Season timeline for the complete evidence ledger.