Paul George vs. Lonnie Shelton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lonnie Shelton and Paul George, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Paul George played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Lonnie Shelton, who played 10. Paul George had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Lonnie Shelton had his rookie season in 1976-77. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Paul George |
14 |
11 |
2010-11 to 2023-24 |
Lonnie Shelton |
10 |
6 |
1976-77 to 1985-86 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
61 |
20.7 |
7.8 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
6.5 |
.453 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.297 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.762 |
Lonnie Shelton |
82 |
25.7 |
11.6 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
7.7 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
- |
4.4 |
4.9 |
10.2 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.707 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
5 |
26.6 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
.303 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
.231 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.875 |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
66 |
29.7 |
12.1 |
0.8 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
9.7 |
.440 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.385 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.802 |
Lonnie Shelton |
82 |
28.3 |
14.9 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
7.1 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
12.0 |
.514 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.736 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
11 |
33.7 |
9.7 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
.389 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
.268 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.786 |
Lonnie Shelton |
6 |
25.2 |
11.0 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
7.3 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
9.3 |
.536 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
79 |
37.6 |
17.4 |
1.1 |
6.5 |
7.6 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
14.9 |
.419 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
.362 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.807 |
Lonnie Shelton |
76 |
28.4 |
13.5 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
5.9 |
11.3 |
.519 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.693 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
19 |
41.1 |
19.2 |
0.8 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
6.3 |
14.6 |
.430 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
.327 |
4.9 |
6.7 |
.727 |
Lonnie Shelton |
17 |
33.3 |
12.9 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
8.4 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
5.9 |
12.3 |
.483 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.692 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
80 |
36.2 |
21.7 |
0.8 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
7.2 |
17.0 |
.424 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.364 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
.864 |
Lonnie Shelton |
76 |
29.5 |
13.6 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
7.7 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
10.6 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.763 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
19 |
41.1 |
22.6 |
0.7 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
16.6 |
.438 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
.403 |
5.3 |
6.7 |
.789 |
Lonnie Shelton |
15 |
31.3 |
12.0 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
8.3 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
9.7 |
.507 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
.627 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
6 |
15.2 |
8.8 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
8.2 |
.367 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.409 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.727 |
Lonnie Shelton |
14 |
31.4 |
13.0 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.420 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
3.9 |
.655 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
81 |
34.8 |
23.1 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
4.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
7.5 |
17.9 |
.418 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
.371 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
.860 |
Lonnie Shelton |
81 |
32.9 |
14.9 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
12.9 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
7 |
39.3 |
27.3 |
1.3 |
6.3 |
7.6 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
8.0 |
17.6 |
.455 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
.419 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
.953 |
Lonnie Shelton |
8 |
33.3 |
12.8 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
7.4 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.8 |
4.0 |
.688 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
75 |
35.9 |
23.7 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
18.0 |
.461 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
.393 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
.898 |
Lonnie Shelton |
82 |
31.4 |
12.4 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
6.0 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
11.2 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.754 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
4 |
43.0 |
28.0 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
8.8 |
7.3 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
8.5 |
22.0 |
.386 |
4.5 |
10.5 |
.429 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
.867 |
Lonnie Shelton |
2 |
26.5 |
5.0 |
6.5 |
4.0 |
10.5 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
11.5 |
.174 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
79 |
36.6 |
21.9 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
17.0 |
.430 |
3.1 |
7.7 |
.401 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.822 |
Lonnie Shelton |
79 |
26.6 |
10.8 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
4.7 |
9.9 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
6 |
41.8 |
24.7 |
0.7 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
2.8 |
8.2 |
20.0 |
.408 |
3.2 |
8.7 |
.365 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
.861 |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
77 |
36.9 |
28.0 |
1.4 |
6.8 |
8.2 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
9.2 |
21.0 |
.438 |
3.8 |
9.8 |
.386 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
.839 |
Lonnie Shelton |
57 |
21.8 |
6.4 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
.435 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.662 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
5 |
40.8 |
28.6 |
1.2 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
8.8 |
20.2 |
.436 |
3.0 |
9.4 |
.319 |
8.0 |
9.8 |
.816 |
Lonnie Shelton |
4 |
26.5 |
11.5 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
8.5 |
.559 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
48 |
29.6 |
21.5 |
0.5 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
16.3 |
.439 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.412 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
.876 |
Lonnie Shelton |
44 |
15.5 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.875 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
13 |
36.8 |
20.2 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
6.8 |
17.0 |
.398 |
2.8 |
8.5 |
.333 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
.909 |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
54 |
33.7 |
23.3 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
8.2 |
17.6 |
.467 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
.411 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.868 |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
19 |
40.8 |
26.9 |
0.9 |
8.7 |
9.6 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
8.7 |
19.7 |
.441 |
2.7 |
8.0 |
.336 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
.844 |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
31 |
34.7 |
24.3 |
0.4 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
5.7 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
4.1 |
2.4 |
8.6 |
20.5 |
.421 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
.354 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
.858 |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
56 |
34.6 |
23.8 |
0.8 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
8.2 |
17.9 |
.457 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
.371 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
.871 |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
74 |
33.8 |
22.6 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
16.7 |
.471 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.413 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
.907 |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
6 |
37.0 |
19.5 |
0.5 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
6.5 |
15.8 |
.411 |
3.0 |
8.2 |
.367 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.840 |
Lonnie Shelton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |