Dolph Schayes vs. Lonnie Shelton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lonnie Shelton and Dolph Schayes that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dolph Schayes:
1949-50 to 1963-64
Lonnie Shelton:
1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

Dolph Schayes1
Lonnie Shelton1
Dolph Schayes15
Lonnie Shelton10
Dolph Schayes14
Lonnie Shelton6
Dolph Schayes12
Lonnie Shelton1

Honors and Awards

Dolph Schayes6
Lonnie Shelton0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Dolph Schayes12
Lonnie Shelton0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Dolph Schayes0
Lonnie Shelton1
Dolph Schayes1 *
Lonnie Shelton0
* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Dolph Schayes 18.5
Lonnie Shelton 12.0

Dolph Schayes 12.1
*
Lonnie Shelton 6.1

Dolph Schayes 3.1
Lonnie Shelton 2.2

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 1.1

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 0.8

Totals Stats

Dolph Schayes 18,438
Lonnie Shelton 8,049

Dolph Schayes 11,256
*
Lonnie Shelton 4,136

Dolph Schayes 3,072
Lonnie Shelton 1,459

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 739

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 559

Dolph Schayes 996
Lonnie Shelton 673

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Dolph Schayes .380
Lonnie Shelton .492

3-Point Percentage
Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton .097

*
Free Throw Percentage
Dolph Schayes .849
Lonnie Shelton .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Dolph Schayes 24.9
(1958)
Lonnie Shelton 14.9
(1978)

Dolph Schayes 16.4
(1951)
*
Lonnie Shelton 7.7
(1977)

Dolph Schayes 4.0
(1950)
Lonnie Shelton 3.1
(1982)

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 1.6
(1981)

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 1.4
(1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Dolph Schayes 19.5
Lonnie Shelton 12.0

Dolph Schayes 12.2
*
Lonnie Shelton 7.9

Dolph Schayes 2.6
Lonnie Shelton 1.9

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 1.0

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 0.8

Totals Stats

Dolph Schayes 1,887
Lonnie Shelton 624

Dolph Schayes 1,051
*
Lonnie Shelton 413

Dolph Schayes 257
Lonnie Shelton 101

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 52

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 43

Dolph Schayes 97
Lonnie Shelton 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Dolph Schayes .390
Lonnie Shelton .485

3-Point Percentage
Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton .000

*
Free Throw Percentage
Dolph Schayes .825
Lonnie Shelton .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Dolph Schayes 29.3
(1960)
Lonnie Shelton 12.9
(1979)

Dolph Schayes 18.0
(1957)
*
Lonnie Shelton 10.5
(1983)

Dolph Schayes 4.6
(1959)
Lonnie Shelton 2.8
(1978)

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 1.5
(1980)

Dolph Schayes -
n/a **
Lonnie Shelton 1.1
(1979)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.
Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.
** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat.
Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.