Lonnie Shelton
- Seasons
- 1976-77 to 1985-86
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′8″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Born
- Oct 19, 1955
- College
- Oregon State
- Draft
- 1976, round 2, pick 25
1Championships
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.3
- True shooting
- .524
- Effective FG
- .484
- Usage rate
- 19.5
- Win shares
- 37.3
- WS per 48
- .097
- Box plus/minus
- -0.3
- VORP
- 8.0
- Best season, WS
- 7.5
- Best season, BPM
- 1.6
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | NYK | 21 | 82 | 2,104 | 16.7 | .511 | .476 | – | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | .105 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | – | 95 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 22 | 82 | 2,319 | 17.4 | .549 | .514 | 21.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 5.9 | .122 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 103 | 100 |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 23 | 76 | 2,158 | 14.9 | .543 | .519 | 20.5 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | .114 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 102 | 100 |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 24 | 76 | 2,243 | 16.8 | .570 | .531 | 18.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 7.5 | .161 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 110 | 99 |
| 1980-81 | SEA | 25 | 14 | 440 | 10.9 | .459 | .420 | 22.1 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .016 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -3.0 | -0.1 | 91 | 104 |
| 1981-82 | SEA | 26 | 81 | 2,667 | 14.2 | .523 | .486 | 21.0 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 5.8 | .105 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 103 | 102 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 27 | 82 | 2,572 | 12.7 | .509 | .478 | 18.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | .090 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 102 | 103 |
| 1983-84 | CLE | 28 | 79 | 2,101 | 12.6 | .506 | .477 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | .048 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 99 | 108 |
| 1984-85 | CLE | 29 | 57 | 1,244 | 9.0 | .462 | .435 | 15.2 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | .036 | -3.4 | 0.4 | -3.0 | -0.3 | 96 | 108 |
| 1985-86 | CLE | 30 | 44 | 682 | 8.5 | .508 | .489 | 14.6 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .037 | -4.0 | 0.4 | -3.6 | -0.3 | 97 | 108 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.