Bob Cousy vs. Lonnie Shelton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lonnie Shelton and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Lonnie Shelton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Lonnie Shelton: 1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Lonnie Shelton 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Lonnie Shelton 10

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Lonnie Shelton 6

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Lonnie Shelton 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Lonnie Shelton 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Lonnie Shelton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Lonnie Shelton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 0 Lonnie Shelton 1

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Lonnie Shelton 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Lonnie Shelton 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Lonnie Shelton 6.1

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Lonnie Shelton 2.2

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Lonnie Shelton 8,049

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Lonnie Shelton 4,136

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Lonnie Shelton 1,459

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 739

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 559

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Lonnie Shelton 673

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Lonnie Shelton .492

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton .097 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Lonnie Shelton .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Lonnie Shelton 14.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Lonnie Shelton 7.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Lonnie Shelton 3.1 (1982)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 1.6 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 1.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Lonnie Shelton 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Lonnie Shelton 7.9

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Lonnie Shelton 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Lonnie Shelton 624

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Lonnie Shelton 413

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Lonnie Shelton 101

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 52

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 43

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Lonnie Shelton 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Lonnie Shelton .485

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Lonnie Shelton .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Lonnie Shelton 12.9 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Lonnie Shelton 10.5 (1983)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Lonnie Shelton 2.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 1.5 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lonnie Shelton 1.1 (1979)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.