Lonnie Shelton vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White 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.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lonnie Shelton: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lonnie Shelton 1 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Lonnie Shelton 10 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Lonnie Shelton 6 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Lonnie Shelton 1 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lonnie Shelton 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lonnie Shelton 0 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lonnie Shelton 1 Jo Jo White 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonnie Shelton 12.0 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Lonnie Shelton 6.1 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Lonnie Shelton 2.2 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.1 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Lonnie Shelton 0.8 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonnie Shelton 8,049 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Lonnie Shelton 4,136 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Lonnie Shelton 1,459 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Lonnie Shelton 739 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Lonnie Shelton 559 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Lonnie Shelton 673 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonnie Shelton .492 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Lonnie Shelton .097 * Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Lonnie Shelton .738 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonnie Shelton 14.9 (1978) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lonnie Shelton 7.7 (1977) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Lonnie Shelton 3.1 (1982) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.6 (1981) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.4 (1978) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonnie Shelton 12.0 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Lonnie Shelton 7.9 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.9 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.0 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Lonnie Shelton 0.8 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonnie Shelton 624 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Lonnie Shelton 413 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Lonnie Shelton 101 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Lonnie Shelton 52 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Lonnie Shelton 43 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Lonnie Shelton 52 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonnie Shelton .485 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Lonnie Shelton .000 * Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Lonnie Shelton .667 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonnie Shelton 12.9 (1979) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Lonnie Shelton 10.5 (1983) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Lonnie Shelton 2.8 (1978) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.5 (1980) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Lonnie Shelton 1.1 (1979) Jo Jo White 0.4 (1975) *

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.