Mike Conley vs. Lonnie Shelton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lonnie Shelton and Mike Conley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Mike Conley played 17 years in the NBA, 7 more than Lonnie Shelton, who played 10. Mike Conley had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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
Mike Conley 17 11 2007-08 to 2023-24
Lonnie Shelton 10 6 1976-77 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2007-081976-77
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 53 26.1 9.4 0.4 2.2 2.6 4.2 0.8 0.0 1.7 1.6 3.6 8.3 .428 0.6 1.7 .330 1.7 2.3 .732
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 %
Mike Conley ------- --- ----------
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2008-091977-78
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 82 30.6 10.9 0.3 3.1 3.4 4.3 1.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 3.9 8.9 .442 1.1 2.6 .406 2.0 2.4 .817
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 %
Mike Conley ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2009-101978-79
Team Memphis GrizzliesSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 80 32.1 12.0 0.4 2.0 2.4 5.3 1.4 0.2 2.1 2.2 4.6 10.4 .445 1.0 2.7 .387 1.7 2.3 .743
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 %
Mike Conley ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2010-111979-80
Team Memphis GrizzliesSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 81 35.5 13.7 0.4 2.7 3.0 6.5 1.8 0.2 2.2 2.2 5.2 11.8 .444 1.0 2.7 .369 2.2 3.0 .733
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 %
Mike Conley 13 39.0 15.2 0.5 3.3 3.8 6.4 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.0 5.5 14.1 .388 0.8 2.8 .297 3.4 4.1 .830
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

Season 5

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2011-121980-81
Team Memphis GrizzliesSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 62 35.1 12.7 0.4 2.2 2.5 6.5 2.2 0.2 2.0 2.1 4.8 11.0 .433 1.0 2.6 .377 2.2 2.5 .861
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 %
Mike Conley 7 39.6 14.1 0.6 2.7 3.3 7.1 0.9 0.0 2.3 2.7 4.6 10.9 .421 1.6 3.1 .500 3.4 4.6 .750
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2012-131981-82
Team Memphis GrizzliesSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second TeamAchievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 80 34.5 14.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 6.1 2.2 0.3 2.4 2.1 5.2 11.8 .440 1.3 3.7 .362 2.9 3.5 .830
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 %
Mike Conley 15 38.3 17.0 0.8 3.9 4.7 7.1 1.7 0.3 2.3 2.3 5.5 14.4 .384 1.2 4.3 .281 4.7 6.2 .763
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

Season 7

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2013-141982-83
Team Memphis GrizzliesSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 73 33.5 17.2 0.6 2.4 2.9 6.0 1.5 0.2 2.1 1.9 6.3 14.1 .450 1.4 4.0 .361 3.1 3.8 .815
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 %
Mike Conley 7 38.1 15.9 0.7 3.9 4.6 7.9 2.0 0.1 2.1 2.0 6.3 14.6 .431 0.4 3.9 .111 2.9 3.7 .769
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

Season 8

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2014-151983-84
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 70 31.8 15.8 0.4 2.6 3.0 5.4 1.3 0.2 2.2 2.0 5.6 12.6 .446 1.5 4.0 .386 3.1 3.6 .859
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 %
Mike Conley 8 30.4 14.4 0.0 1.1 1.1 5.0 1.4 0.0 1.5 1.3 5.1 12.0 .427 1.3 4.1 .303 2.9 3.5 .821
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2015-161984-85
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 56 31.4 15.3 0.5 2.5 2.9 6.1 1.2 0.3 1.5 1.8 5.3 12.4 .422 1.4 3.8 .363 3.4 4.1 .834
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 %
Mike Conley ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2016-171985-86
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 69 33.2 20.5 0.4 3.0 3.5 6.3 1.3 0.3 2.3 1.8 6.7 14.6 .460 2.5 6.1 .408 4.6 5.3 .859
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 %
Mike Conley 6 37.3 24.7 0.2 3.2 3.3 7.0 1.7 0.5 2.0 1.8 8.3 17.2 .485 2.8 6.3 .447 5.2 6.2 .838
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2017-18-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 12 31.1 17.1 0.0 2.3 2.3 4.1 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.0 5.3 14.0 .381 2.0 6.4 .312 4.4 5.5 .803
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley ------- --- ----------
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2018-19-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 70 33.5 21.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 6.4 1.3 0.3 1.9 1.8 7.0 16.0 .438 2.2 6.1 .364 4.9 5.8 .845
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley ------- --- ----------
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2019-20-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 47 29.0 14.4 0.7 2.5 3.2 4.4 0.8 0.1 2.0 2.2 4.9 12.1 .409 2.0 5.4 .375 2.4 3.0 .827
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 5 33.0 19.8 0.6 2.2 2.8 5.2 1.6 0.2 1.0 2.0 6.2 12.8 .484 3.6 6.8 .529 3.8 4.4 .864
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2020-21-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 51 29.4 16.2 0.7 2.8 3.5 6.0 1.4 0.2 1.9 1.9 5.6 12.5 .444 2.7 6.6 .412 2.4 2.8 .852
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 6 29.3 15.3 0.5 3.0 3.5 7.7 0.2 0.5 2.3 2.5 4.8 11.3 .426 3.0 6.2 .486 2.7 2.7 1.000
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2021-22-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 72 28.6 13.7 0.7 2.4 3.0 5.3 1.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.8 11.0 .435 2.3 5.8 .408 1.8 2.3 .796
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 6 29.0 9.2 0.3 2.8 3.2 4.8 0.8 0.3 2.2 3.2 3.2 9.5 .333 0.8 4.2 .200 2.0 2.5 .800
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2022-23-
Team Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 67 30.3 11.9 0.5 2.2 2.7 6.7 1.1 0.2 1.5 2.1 3.9 9.1 .428 2.0 5.2 .385 2.1 2.5 .834
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 5 36.6 12.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.4 0.6 0.0 1.4 2.2 4.0 8.4 .476 2.0 4.4 .455 2.0 2.2 .909
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Mike Conley Lonnie Shelton
Season 2023-24-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves TBD-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 76 28.9 11.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 5.9 1.2 0.2 1.3 1.7 3.9 8.5 .457 2.4 5.3 .442 1.3 1.5 .911
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Conley 9 31.7 11.4 0.6 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.7 4.1 9.9 .416 2.0 5.1 .391 1.2 1.4 .846
Lonnie Shelton ------- --- ----------