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Lonnie SheltonvsEmeka Okafor

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PF/C · VAL group C

Lonnie Shelton

1977–1986 · 10 seasons

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Emeka Okafor

2005–2018 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

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

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 Lonnie Shelton and Emeka Okafor have
Lonnie Shelton	Stat	Emeka Okafor
Career
673	Games	616
Per game
12.0	Points / game	12.0
6.1	Rebounds / game	9.7
2.2	Assists / game	0.8
Shooting
49.2%	FG %	51.2%
9.7%	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	Lonnie Shelton	Emeka Okafor
21	4.7	—
22	7.7	2.6
23	4.3	0.7
24	6.4	7
25	—	3.9
26	5.8	7.2
27	4.7	2.9
28	3.2	4.6
29	0	0.9
30	0.5	3.4
35	—	0.6

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

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

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