Lonnie Shelton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lonnie Shelton 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

Lonnie Shelton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lonnie Shelton: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lonnie Shelton 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lonnie Shelton 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lonnie Shelton 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lonnie Shelton 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lonnie Shelton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lonnie Shelton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lonnie Shelton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lonnie Shelton 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lonnie Shelton 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lonnie Shelton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lonnie Shelton 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonnie Shelton 12.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lonnie Shelton 6.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lonnie Shelton 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lonnie Shelton 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonnie Shelton 8,049 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lonnie Shelton 4,136 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lonnie Shelton 1,459 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lonnie Shelton 739 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lonnie Shelton 559 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lonnie Shelton 673 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonnie Shelton .492 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lonnie Shelton .097 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonnie Shelton .738 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonnie Shelton 14.9 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lonnie Shelton 7.7 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lonnie Shelton 3.1 (1982) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.6 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.4 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonnie Shelton 12.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lonnie Shelton 7.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lonnie Shelton 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonnie Shelton 624 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lonnie Shelton 413 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lonnie Shelton 101 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lonnie Shelton 52 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lonnie Shelton 43 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lonnie Shelton 52 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonnie Shelton .485 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lonnie Shelton .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonnie Shelton .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonnie Shelton 12.9 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lonnie Shelton 10.5 (1983) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lonnie Shelton 2.8 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.5 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.1 (1979) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.