T.J. McConnell vs. Steve Sheppard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Sheppard and T.J. McConnell 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
T.J. McConnell: 2015-16 to 2025-26
Steve Sheppard: 1977-78 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. McConnell 0 Steve Sheppard 0

NBA Seasons T.J. McConnell 11 Steve Sheppard 2

Playoffs Played T.J. McConnell 5 Steve Sheppard 0

All-Star Games T.J. McConnell 0 Steve Sheppard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 7.7 Steve Sheppard 3.5

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.9 Steve Sheppard 1.7

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.0 Steve Sheppard 0.6

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.2 Steve Sheppard 0.2

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.2 Steve Sheppard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 5,543 Steve Sheppard 367

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 2,094 Steve Sheppard 178

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 3,611 Steve Sheppard 62

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 867 Steve Sheppard 22

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 136 Steve Sheppard 4

Total Games T.J. McConnell 722 Steve Sheppard 106

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .516 Steve Sheppard .459

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .345 Steve Sheppard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .778 Steve Sheppard .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 10.2 (2024) Steve Sheppard 4.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.7 (2021) Steve Sheppard 2.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 6.6 (2021) Steve Sheppard 0.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.9 (2021) Steve Sheppard 0.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.4 (2022) Steve Sheppard 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 8.1 Steve Sheppard -

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.7 Steve Sheppard -

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.5 Steve Sheppard -

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.7 Steve Sheppard -

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 Steve Sheppard -

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 504 Steve Sheppard -

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 165 Steve Sheppard -

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 220 Steve Sheppard -

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 43 Steve Sheppard -

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 5 Steve Sheppard -

Total Games T.J. McConnell 62 Steve Sheppard 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .520 Steve Sheppard -

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .354 Steve Sheppard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .796 Steve Sheppard -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 11.8 (2024) Steve Sheppard -

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.3 (2025) Steve Sheppard -

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.1 (2024) Steve Sheppard -

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.9 (2024) Steve Sheppard -

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 (2024) Steve Sheppard -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.