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Lonnie Shelton

Lonnie Jewel Shelton

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: October 19, 1955 in Bakersfield, California
High School: Foothill in Bakersfield, California
College: Oregon State University
Draft: New York Knicks, 2nd round (8th pick, 25th overall), 1976 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 21, 1976

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 7:03AM
All-Time Rank: #377. Samuel Dalembert… #378. Grant Long… #378. LONNIE SHELTON… #380. Dick Snyder… 

Totals

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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
1976-77 21 NYK NBA 82 2104 398 836 .476 159 225 .707 220 413 633 149 125 98 363 955
1977-78 22 NYK NBA 82 2319 508 988 .514 203 276 .736 204 376 580 195 109 112 228 350 1219
1978-79 23 SEA NBA 76 2158 446 859 .519 131 189 .693 182 286 468 110 76 75 188 266 1023
1979-80 24 SEA NBA 76 2243 425 802 .530 1 5 .200 184 241 .763 199 383 582 145 92 79 169 292 1035
1980-81 25 SEA NBA 14 440 73 174 .420 0 0 36 55 .655 31 47 78 35 22 3 41 48 182
1981-82 26 SEA NBA 81 81 2667 508 1046 .486 0 8 .000 188 240 .783 161 348 509 252 99 43 199 317 1204
1982-83 27 SEA NBA 82 79 2572 437 915 .478 1 6 .167 141 187 .754 158 337 495 237 75 72 172 310 1016
1983-84 28 CLE NBA 79 78 2101 371 779 .476 1 5 .200 107 140 .764 140 241 381 179 76 55 165 279 850
1984-85 29 CLE NBA 57 14 1244 158 363 .435 0 5 .000 51 77 .662 82 185 267 96 44 18 74 187 367
1985-86 30 CLE NBA 44 1 682 92 188 .489 0 2 .000 14 16 .875 38 105 143 61 21 4 48 128 198
Career NBA 673 253 18530 3416 6950 .492 3 31 .097 1214 1646 .738 1415 2721 4136 1459 739 559 1284 2540 8049

Per Game

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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
1976-77 21 NYK NBA 82 25.7 4.9 10.2 .476 1.9 2.7 .707 2.7 5.0 7.7 1.8 1.5 1.2 4.4 11.6
1977-78 22 NYK NBA 82 28.3 6.2 12.0 .514 2.5 3.4 .736 2.5 4.6 7.1 2.4 1.3 1.4 2.8 4.3 14.9
1978-79 23 SEA NBA 76 28.4 5.9 11.3 .519 1.7 2.5 .693 2.4 3.8 6.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 2.5 3.5 13.5
1979-80 24 SEA NBA 76 29.5 5.6 10.6 .530 0.0 0.1 .200 2.4 3.2 .763 2.6 5.0 7.7 1.9 1.2 1.0 2.2 3.8 13.6
1980-81 25 SEA NBA 14 31.4 5.2 12.4 .420 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.9 .655 2.2 3.4 5.6 2.5 1.6 0.2 2.9 3.4 13.0
1981-82 26 SEA NBA 81 81 32.9 6.3 12.9 .486 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .783 2.0 4.3 6.3 3.1 1.2 0.5 2.5 3.9 14.9
1982-83 27 SEA NBA 82 79 31.4 5.3 11.2 .478 0.0 0.1 .167 1.7 2.3 .754 1.9 4.1 6.0 2.9 0.9 0.9 2.1 3.8 12.4
1983-84 28 CLE NBA 79 78 26.6 4.7 9.9 .476 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 1.8 .764 1.8 3.1 4.8 2.3 1.0 0.7 2.1 3.5 10.8
1984-85 29 CLE NBA 57 14 21.8 2.8 6.4 .435 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .662 1.4 3.2 4.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.3 3.3 6.4
1985-86 30 CLE NBA 44 1 15.5 2.1 4.3 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.4 .875 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.1 2.9 4.5
Career NBA 673 253 27.5 5.1 10.3 .492 0.0 0.1 .097 1.8 2.4 .738 2.1 4.0 6.1 2.2 1.1 0.8 2.2 3.8 12.0

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1976-77 21 NYK NBA 82 2104 6.8 14.3 .476 2.7 3.8 .707 3.8 7.1 10.8 2.5 2.1 1.7 6.2 16.3
1977-78 22 NYK NBA 82 2319 7.9 15.3 .514 3.2 4.3 .736 3.2 5.8 9.0 3.0 1.7 1.7 3.5 5.4 18.9
1978-79 23 SEA NBA 76 2158 7.4 14.3 .519 2.2 3.2 .693 3.0 4.8 7.8 1.8 1.3 1.3 3.1 4.4 17.1
1979-80 24 SEA NBA 76 2243 6.8 12.9 .530 0.0 0.1 .200 3.0 3.9 .763 3.2 6.1 9.3 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.7 4.7 16.6
1980-81 25 SEA NBA 14 440 6.0 14.2 .420 0.0 0.0 2.9 4.5 .655 2.5 3.8 6.4 2.9 1.8 0.2 3.4 3.9 14.9
1981-82 26 SEA NBA 81 81 2667 6.9 14.1 .486 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.2 .783 2.2 4.7 6.9 3.4 1.3 0.6 2.7 4.3 16.3
1982-83 27 SEA NBA 82 79 2572 6.1 12.8 .478 0.0 0.1 .167 2.0 2.6 .754 2.2 4.7 6.9 3.3 1.0 1.0 2.4 4.3 14.2
1983-84 28 CLE NBA 79 78 2101 6.4 13.3 .476 0.0 0.1 .200 1.8 2.4 .764 2.4 4.1 6.5 3.1 1.3 0.9 2.8 4.8 14.6
1984-85 29 CLE NBA 57 14 1244 4.6 10.5 .435 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.2 .662 2.4 5.4 7.7 2.8 1.3 0.5 2.1 5.4 10.6
1985-86 30 CLE NBA 44 1 682 4.9 9.9 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.8 .875 2.0 5.5 7.5 3.2 1.1 0.2 2.5 6.8 10.5
Career NBA 673 253 18530 6.6 13.5 .492 0.0 0.1 .097 2.4 3.2 .738 2.7 5.3 8.0 2.8 1.4 1.1 2.8 4.9 15.6

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1976-77 21 NYK NBA 82 2104 16.7 .511 .476 11.2 20.2 15.8 9.6 2.6 2.4 95 1.2 3.4 4.6 .105
1977-78 22 NYK NBA 82 2319 17.4 .549 .514 9.3 16.5 12.9 11.4 2.1 2.5 17.0 21.8 103 100 3.2 2.7 5.9 .122
1978-79 23 SEA NBA 76 2158 14.9 .543 .519 8.9 14.0 11.4 7.5 1.6 1.8 16.6 20.5 102 100 1.7 3.4 5.1 .114
1979-80 24 SEA NBA 76 2243 16.8 .570 .531 9.3 18.0 13.6 9.1 1.9 1.9 15.7 18.9 110 99 3.5 4.1 7.5 .161
1980-81 25 SEA NBA 14 440 10.9 .459 .420 7.9 11.5 9.7 11.7 2.4 0.4 17.1 22.1 91 104 -0.4 0.5 0.1 .016
1981-82 26 SEA NBA 81 2667 14.2 .523 .486 6.8 13.7 10.4 13.6 1.8 0.9 14.7 21.0 103 102 1.6 4.3 5.8 .105
1982-83 27 SEA NBA 82 2572 12.7 .509 .478 6.9 13.4 10.3 12.5 1.4 1.5 14.7 18.2 102 103 1.6 3.2 4.8 .090
1983-84 28 CLE NBA 79 2101 12.6 .506 .477 7.3 13.5 10.3 12.7 1.8 1.5 16.4 20.0 99 108 0.0 2.1 2.1 .048
1984-85 29 CLE NBA 57 1244 9.0 .462 .435 7.1 16.1 11.6 10.3 1.7 0.8 15.7 15.2 96 108 -0.4 1.3 0.9 .036
1985-86 30 CLE NBA 44 682 8.5 .508 .489 6.2 17.0 11.6 12.0 1.5 0.3 19.7 14.6 97 108 -0.1 0.6 0.5 .037
Career NBA 673 18530 14.2 .524 .492 8.2 15.5 11.9 11.1 1.9 1.6 16.0 19.5 102 102 11.8 25.6 37.5 .097

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
1977-78 22 NYK NBA 6 151 30 56 6 8 18 44 17 2 5 14 29 66 .536 .750 25.2 11.0 7.3 2.8
1978-79 23 SEA NBA 17 566 101 209 18 26 61 142 34 19 18 31 80 220 .483 .692 33.3 12.9 8.4 2.0
1979-80 24 SEA NBA 15 469 74 146 0 1 32 51 35 125 25 23 12 37 54 180 .507 .000 .627 31.3 12.0 8.3 1.7
1981-82 26 SEA NBA 8 266 40 85 0 0 22 32 24 59 16 5 7 20 38 102 .471 .688 33.3 12.8 7.4 2.0
1982-83 27 SEA NBA 2 53 4 23 0 3 2 5 13 21 5 1 0 2 7 10 .174 .000 .400 26.5 5.0 10.5 2.5
1984-85 29 CLE NBA 4 106 19 34 0 0 8 10 6 22 4 2 1 6 20 46 .559 .800 26.5 11.5 5.5 1.0
Career NBA 52 1611 268 553 0 4 88 132 157 413 101 52 43 110 228 624 .485 .000 .667 31.0 12.0 7.9 1.9

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
1977-78 22 NYK NBA 6 151 14.8 .554 .536 11.2 18.9 14.8 14.5 0.6 1.7 19.0 18.3 104 109 0.2 0.0 0.2 .068
1978-79 23 SEA NBA 17 566 15.0 .499 .483 11.7 15.9 13.8 8.8 1.6 1.7 12.3 17.8 107 100 0.8 0.8 1.6 .134
1979-80 24 SEA NBA 15 469 14.2 .534 .507 8.1 21.3 14.6 7.9 2.4 1.4 18.0 18.0 100 99 0.2 0.8 1.0 .102
1981-82 26 SEA NBA 8 266 11.8 .515 .471 9.6 13.4 11.6 9.3 1.0 1.5 16.8 18.9 100 104 0.1 0.4 0.4 .077
1982-83 27 SEA NBA 2 53 5.4 .198 .174 20.8 16.3 18.8 12.6 0.9 0.0 7.4 20.5 72 111 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.137
1984-85 29 CLE NBA 4 106 11.8 .599 .559 7.0 17.8 12.5 4.9 0.9 0.5 13.5 17.1 114 112 0.1 0.1 0.2 .097
Career NBA 52 1611 13.7 .511 .485 10.2 17.5 13.8 9.0 1.6 1.5 15.3 18.1 103 102 1.2 2.1 3.3 .098

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 26 SEA NBA 1 1 20:00 3 3 1.000 0 0 1 2 .500 4 9 1 1 0 2 4 7
Career NBA 1 1 20 3 3 1.000 0 0 1 2 .500 4 9 1 1 0 2 4 7

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Lonnie Shelton 7.5 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.8 4.6 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.1
Jim Pollard 92.7 7.2 5.7 5.7 5.4 4.6 4.2 2.1
Gus Johnson 92.3 7.2 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.0 3.5 2.2 1.6 0.9 0.1
Wil Jones 90.2 7.4 6.9 6.0 5.4 4.0 3.7 2.3 0.9 0.6
Raef LaFrentz 89.0 7.5 6.8 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.2
Mike Dunleavy 88.8 8.5 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.2 2.3 1.5 0.5
Caron Butler 88.4 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 3.5 2.1 1.2
Loy Vaught 88.1 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.5 4.2 4.1 2.2 0.5 0.2 -0.2
Bill Bradley 87.3 7.0 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.2 2.8 2.5 1.1 0.8
Udonis Haslem 87.2 9.2 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.8 2.5 0.9
M.L. Carr 87.2 7.9 5.9 5.2 4.5 4.5 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Lonnie Shelton 7.5 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.8 4.6 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.1
Jim Pollard 92.7 7.2 5.7 5.7 5.4 4.6 4.2 2.1
Gus Johnson 92.3 7.2 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.0 3.5 2.2 1.6 0.9 0.1
Wil Jones 90.2 7.4 6.9 6.0 5.4 4.0 3.7 2.3 0.9 0.6
Loy Vaught 89.8 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.5 4.2 4.1 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.2 -0.2
Raef LaFrentz 89.0 7.5 6.8 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.2
Mike Dunleavy 88.8 8.5 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.2 2.3 1.5 0.5
Caron Butler 88.4 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 3.5 2.1 1.2
Bill Bradley 87.3 7.0 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.2 2.8 2.5 1.1 0.8
Udonis Haslem 87.2 9.2 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.8 2.5 0.9
M.L. Carr 87.2 7.9 5.9 5.2 4.5 4.5 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.4

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1973-74 18 OREGONST 26 135 260 48 75 204 318 .519 .640 12.2 7.8
1974-75 19 OREGONST 31 235 439 96 132 292 566 .535 .727 18.3 9.4
1975-76 20 OREGONST 23 167 296 76 111 178 410 .564 .685 17.8 7.7
Career 80 537 995 220 318 674 1294 .540 .692 16.2 8.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1982 NBA
Honors
1981-82 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1979 Seattle SuperSonics (NBA)
Games
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
1982-83 NBA 82 (2)
Personal Fouls
1976-77 NBA 363 (1)
1977-78 NBA 350 (1)
1981-82 NBA 317 (6)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1976-77 NBA 11.2 (5)
Defensive Rating
Career NBA 101.7 (94)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.005 (346)
NBA Elo Player Rating
378th (overall) as of Feb 12, 2012, 7:03AM
     

Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 2nd round (25th pick) of the 1976 NBA Draft.

October 4, 1978: Traded by the New York Knicks with a 1979 1st round draft pick (Vinnie Johnson) to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1981 1st round draft pick (Steve Johnson). This exchange was arranged as compensation for New York signing veteran free agent Marvin Webster on 29 September 1978.

June 27, 1983: Traded by the Seattle SuperSonics to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Scooter McCray).

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $420,000
Career (may be incomplete) $420,000

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