Julius Erving vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Jerry Lucas 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Julius Erving 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.