Rick Barry vs. Lonnie Shelton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lonnie Shelton and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Lonnie Shelton:
1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Lonnie Shelton1
Rick Barry10
Lonnie Shelton10
Rick Barry7
Lonnie Shelton6
Rick Barry8
Lonnie Shelton1

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Lonnie Shelton0
Rick Barry5
Lonnie Shelton0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Lonnie Shelton0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry0
Lonnie Shelton1
Rick Barry1
Lonnie Shelton0
Rick Barry1 *
Lonnie Shelton0
Rick Barry1
Lonnie Shelton0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 23.2
Lonnie Shelton 12.0

Rick Barry 6.5
Lonnie Shelton 6.1

Rick Barry 5.1
Lonnie Shelton 2.2

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Lonnie Shelton 1.1

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Lonnie Shelton 0.8

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Lonnie Shelton 8,049

Rick Barry 5,168
Lonnie Shelton 4,136

Rick Barry 4,017
Lonnie Shelton 1,459

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Lonnie Shelton 739

Rick Barry 269
*
Lonnie Shelton 559

Rick Barry 794
Lonnie Shelton 673

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Lonnie Shelton .492

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Lonnie Shelton .097

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Lonnie Shelton .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Lonnie Shelton 14.9
(1978)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Lonnie Shelton 7.7
(1977)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Lonnie Shelton 3.1
(1982)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Lonnie Shelton 1.6
(1981)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Lonnie Shelton 1.4
(1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Lonnie Shelton 12.0

Rick Barry 5.6
Lonnie Shelton 7.9

Rick Barry 4.6
Lonnie Shelton 1.9

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Lonnie Shelton 1.0

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Lonnie Shelton 0.8

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Lonnie Shelton 624

Rick Barry 418
Lonnie Shelton 413

Rick Barry 340
Lonnie Shelton 101

Rick Barry 106
*
Lonnie Shelton 52

Rick Barry 39
*
Lonnie Shelton 43

Rick Barry 74
Lonnie Shelton 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Lonnie Shelton .485

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Lonnie Shelton .000

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Lonnie Shelton .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Lonnie Shelton 12.9
(1979)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Lonnie Shelton 10.5
(1983)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Lonnie Shelton 2.8
(1978)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Lonnie Shelton 1.5
(1980)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
Lonnie Shelton 1.1
(1979)

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.