Lonnie Shelton
PF · Cleveland Cavaliers
Seasons 1976-77–1985-86 · 10 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1955
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Player info
| Position | PF |
|---|---|
| Number | #8 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Born | 1955-10-19 |
| College | Oregon State |
| Drafted | 1976 · Round 2, Pick 25 · New York Knicks |
| Seasons | 1976-77–1985-86 (10) |
Career averages
12.0 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.2 APG · 673 games · .492 FG% · .097 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | NYK | 21 | 82 | 25.7 | .476 | — | .707 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 11.6 | 16.7 | .511 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 22 | 82 | 28.3 | .514 | — | .736 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 14.9 | 17.4 | .549 |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 23 | 76 | 28.4 | .519 | — | .693 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.9 | .543 |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 24 | 76 | 29.5 | .530 | .200 | .763 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 13.6 | 16.8 | .570 |
| 1980-81 | SEA | 25 | 14 | 31.4 | .420 | — | .655 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 10.9 | .459 |
| 1981-82 | SEA | 26 | 81 | 32.9 | .486 | 0.000 | .783 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 14.9 | 14.2 | .523 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 27 | 82 | 31.4 | .478 | .167 | .754 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 12.4 | 12.7 | .509 |
| 1983-84 | CLE | 28 | 79 | 26.6 | .476 | .200 | .764 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 10.8 | 12.6 | .506 |
| 1984-85 | CLE | 29 | 57 | 21.8 | .435 | 0.000 | .662 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 9.0 | .462 |
| 1985-86 | CLE | 30 | 44 | 15.5 | .489 | 0.000 | .875 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 8.5 | .508 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | NYK | 82 | — | 2,104 | 398 | 836 | .476 | — | — | 159 | 225 | 633 | 149 | 125 | 98 | — | 955 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 82 | — | 2,319 | 508 | 988 | .514 | — | — | 203 | 276 | 580 | 195 | 109 | 112 | 228 | 1,219 |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 76 | — | 2,158 | 446 | 859 | .519 | — | — | 131 | 189 | 468 | 110 | 76 | 75 | 188 | 1,023 |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 76 | — | 2,243 | 425 | 802 | .530 | 1 | 5 | 184 | 241 | 582 | 145 | 92 | 79 | 169 | 1,035 |
| 1980-81 | SEA | 14 | — | 440 | 73 | 174 | .420 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 55 | 78 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 41 | 182 |
| 1981-82 | SEA | 81 | 81 | 2,667 | 508 | 1,046 | .486 | 0 | 8 | 188 | 240 | 509 | 252 | 99 | 43 | 199 | 1,204 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 82 | 79 | 2,572 | 437 | 915 | .478 | 1 | 6 | 141 | 187 | 495 | 237 | 75 | 72 | 172 | 1,016 |
| 1983-84 | CLE | 79 | 78 | 2,101 | 371 | 779 | .476 | 1 | 5 | 107 | 140 | 381 | 179 | 76 | 55 | 165 | 850 |
| 1984-85 | CLE | 57 | 14 | 1,244 | 158 | 363 | .435 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 77 | 267 | 96 | 44 | 18 | 74 | 367 |
| 1985-86 | CLE | 44 | 1 | 682 | 92 | 188 | .489 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 143 | 61 | 21 | 4 | 48 | 198 |
| Career | 673 | — | — | 3,416 | 6,950 | .492 | 3 | 31 | 1214 | 1646 | 4136 | 1459 | 739 | 559 | 1284 | 8,049 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | NYK | 82 | 25.7 | 6.8 | 14.3 | .476 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.8 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | — | 16.3 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 82 | 28.3 | 7.9 | 15.3 | .514 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 18.9 |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 76 | 28.4 | 7.4 | 14.3 | .519 | — | — | 2.2 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 17.1 |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 76 | 29.5 | 6.8 | 12.9 | .530 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 16.6 |
| 1980-81 | SEA | 14 | 31.4 | 6.0 | 14.2 | .420 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 14.9 |
| 1981-82 | SEA | 81 | 32.9 | 6.9 | 14.1 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 16.3 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 82 | 31.4 | 6.1 | 12.8 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 14.2 |
| 1983-84 | CLE | 79 | 26.6 | 6.4 | 13.3 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 14.6 |
| 1984-85 | CLE | 57 | 21.8 | 4.6 | 10.5 | .435 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 10.6 |
| 1985-86 | CLE | 44 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 9.9 | .489 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | NYK | 82 | 2,104 | 16.7 | .511 | — | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | .105 | -0.8 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +1.3 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 82 | 2,319 | 17.4 | .549 | 21.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 5.9 | .122 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.7 |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 76 | 2,158 | 14.9 | .543 | 20.5 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | .114 | -0.7 | +0.8 | +0.0 | +1.1 |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 76 | 2,243 | 16.8 | .570 | 18.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 7.5 | .161 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +2.0 |
| 1980-81 | SEA | 14 | 440 | 10.9 | .459 | 22.1 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .016 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -3.0 | -0.1 |
| 1981-82 | SEA | 81 | 2,667 | 14.2 | .523 | 21.0 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 5.8 | .105 | -0.8 | +0.6 | -0.2 | +1.2 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 82 | 2,572 | 12.7 | .509 | 18.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | .090 | -1.1 | +0.5 | -0.5 | +1.0 |
| 1983-84 | CLE | 79 | 2,101 | 12.6 | .506 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | .048 | -1.5 | +0.3 | -1.3 | +0.4 |
| 1984-85 | CLE | 57 | 1,244 | 9.0 | .462 | 15.2 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | .036 | -3.4 | +0.4 | -3.0 | -0.3 |
| 1985-86 | CLE | 44 | 682 | 8.5 | .508 | 14.6 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .037 | -4.0 | +0.4 | -3.6 | -0.3 |
| Career | 673 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.3 | — | — | — | — | +8.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 6 | 25.2 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .536 | — | .554 |
| 1978-79 | 17 | 33.3 | 12.9 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .483 | — | .499 |
| 1979-80 | 15 | 31.3 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .507 | 0.000 | .534 |
| 1981-82 | 8 | 33.2 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .471 | — | .515 |
| 1982-83 | 2 | 26.5 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .174 | 0.000 | .198 |
| 1984-85 | 4 | 26.5 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .559 | — | .599 |
| Career | 52 | 31.0 | 12.0 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .485 | 0.000 | .511 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 334 | 12.2 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 224–110 |
| Away | 339 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 137–202 |
| In wins | 361 | 13.0 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 361–0 |
| In losses | 312 | 10.7 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0–312 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 16–15 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 30 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 12–18 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 30 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 17–13 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 33 | 10.8 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 23–10 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 18 | 11.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 10–8 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 17 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 11–6 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 33 | 13.1 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 16–17 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 28 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 16–12 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 34 | 13.0 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 22–12 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 30 | 12.6 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 15–15 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 29 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 20–9 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 28 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 21–7 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 36 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 11–25 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 16–18 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 21 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 13–8 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 32 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 11–21 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 31 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 12–19 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 11.9 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 18–17 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 32 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 19–13 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 29 | 11.3 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 14–15 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 31 | 12.9 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 23–8 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Lonnie Shelton play for?
Lonnie Shelton plays PF for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What are Lonnie Shelton's career stats?
Lonnie Shelton has averaged 12.0 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.2 APG over 10 seasons (1976-77–1985-86).
How tall is Lonnie Shelton?
Lonnie Shelton is 6-8 (240 lb).
When was Lonnie Shelton drafted?
Lonnie Shelton was drafted in 1976, round 2, pick 25, by the New York Knicks.