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Lonnie Shelton
SEA · Wing · 1979-80 · age 24
13.6 PPG7.7 RPG1.9 APG2.2 TPG29.5 MPG
Lonnie Shelton, 1979-80 with SEA: 13.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29.5 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Effective FG% (90th percentile), Win Shares / 48 (90th) and 2-point % (88th); his lowest are Assist / turnover (18th percentile) and Assists / 75 (23rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 84 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 60 | 60 | 29.5 |
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| Minutes share | 62 | 63 | 56.6% |
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| Availability | 40 | 42 | 92.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 85 | 86 | .570 |
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| Effective FG% | 90 | 89 | .531 |
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| Points per shot | 77 | 76 | 1.29 |
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| 3-point % | 54 | 57 | 20.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 47 | 55 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 36 | 42 | 0.6% |
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| 2-point % | 88 | 89 | 53.2% |
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| Free throw % | 45 | 48 | 76.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 62 | 57 | 3.2 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 54 | 49 | 30.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 42 | 46 | 0.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 59 | 48 | 16.3 |
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| Assist % | 24 | 35 | 9.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 23 | 35 | 2.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 18 | 30 | 0.86 |
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| Usage % | 46 | 40 | 18.9% |
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| Turnover % | 48 | 40 | 15.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 48 | 45 | 2.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 78 | 65 | 9.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 80 | 77 | 9.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 75 | 73 | 18.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 64 | 71 | 1.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 82 | 80 | 1.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 81 | 82 | 2.7 |
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| Steal % | 60 | 66 | 1.9% |
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| Block % | 82 | 79 | 1.9% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 74 | 70 | 16.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 90 | 88 | .161 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 80 | 82 | +1.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 59 | 58 | +0.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 85 | 90 | +1.4 |
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| VORP | 79 | 81 | 2.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 66 | 66 | 11.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80★ | SEA | 24 | 76 | 29.5 | 13.6 | 7.7 | 1.9 | .570 | +1.6 | 80 | |
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| 1980-81 | SEA | 25 | 14 | 31.4 | 13.0 | 5.6 | 2.5 | .459 | −3.0 | 7 | |
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| 1981-82 | SEA | 26 | 81 | 32.9 | 14.9 | 6.3 | 3.1 | .523 | −0.2 | 52 | All-Def 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1982-83 | SEA | 27 | 82 | 31.4 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 2.9 | .509 | −0.5 | 46 | |
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| 1983-84 | CLE | 28 | 79 | 26.6 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 2.3 | .506 | −1.3 | 28 | |
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| 1984-85 | CLE | 29 | 57 | 21.8 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 1.7 | .462 | −3.0 | 8 | |
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| 1985-86 | CLE | 30 | 44 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .508 | −3.6 | 4 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.