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Emeka OkaforvsLonnie Shelton

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

Emeka Okafor

2005–2018 · 10 seasons

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PF/C · VAL group C

Lonnie Shelton

1977–1986 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Emeka Okafor and Lonnie Shelton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Emeka Okafor	Stat	Lonnie Shelton
10	Seasons	10
33.8	Career VAL	37.3
7.2 (2009)	Peak-season VAL	7.7 (1978)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
6	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Emeka Okafor and Lonnie Shelton have
Emeka Okafor	Stat	Lonnie Shelton
Career
616	Games	673
Per game
12.0	Points / game	12.0
9.7	Rebounds / game	6.1
0.8	Assists / game	2.2
Shooting
51.2%	FG %	49.2%
0.0%	3P %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Emeka Okafor	Lonnie Shelton
21	—	4.7
22	2.6	7.7
23	0.7	4.3
24	7	6.4
25	3.9	—
26	7.2	5.8
27	2.9	4.7
28	4.6	3.2
29	0.9	0
30	3.4	0.5
35	0.6	—

Age	Emeka Okafor	Lonnie Shelton
21	—	4.7
22	2.6	7.7
23	0.7	4.3
24	7	6.4
25	3.9	—
26	7.2	5.8
27	2.9	4.7
28	4.6	3.2
29	0.9	0
30	3.4	0.5
35	0.6	—

Age	Emeka Okafor	Lonnie Shelton
21	—	4.7
22	2.6	7.7
23	0.7	4.3
24	7	6.4
25	3.9	—
26	7.2	5.8
27	2.9	4.7
28	4.6	3.2
29	0.9	0
30	3.4	0.5
35	0.6	—

Age	Emeka Okafor	Lonnie Shelton
21	—	4.7
22	2.6	7.7
23	0.7	4.3
24	7	6.4
25	3.9	—
26	7.2	5.8
27	2.9	4.7
28	4.6	3.2
29	0.9	0
30	3.4	0.5
35	0.6	—