Thurl Bailey vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) 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, this player has no data for the stat.