George Mikan vs. Lonnie Shelton Comparison

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

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

George Mikan

vs.

Lonnie Shelton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Lonnie Shelton: 1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Lonnie Shelton 1

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Lonnie Shelton 10

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Lonnie Shelton 6

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Lonnie Shelton 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Lonnie Shelton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Lonnie Shelton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 0 Lonnie Shelton 1

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Lonnie Shelton 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Lonnie Shelton 0

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Lonnie Shelton 12.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Lonnie Shelton 6.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Lonnie Shelton 2.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Lonnie Shelton 8,049

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Lonnie Shelton 4,136

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Lonnie Shelton 1,459

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 739

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 559

Total Games George Mikan 439 Lonnie Shelton 673

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Lonnie Shelton .492

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton .097 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Lonnie Shelton .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Lonnie Shelton 14.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Lonnie Shelton 7.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Lonnie Shelton 3.1 (1982)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 1.6 (1981)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 1.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Lonnie Shelton 12.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Lonnie Shelton 7.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Lonnie Shelton 1.9

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Lonnie Shelton 624

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Lonnie Shelton 413

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Lonnie Shelton 101

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 52

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 43

Total Games George Mikan 70 Lonnie Shelton 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Lonnie Shelton .485

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Lonnie Shelton .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Lonnie Shelton 12.9 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Lonnie Shelton 10.5 (1983)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Lonnie Shelton 2.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 1.5 (1980)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - 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.