Derrick Coleman vs. Jerry Lucas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Lucas and Derrick Coleman, 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.

Derrick Coleman played 15 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jerry Lucas, who played 11. Derrick Coleman had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, while Jerry Lucas had his rookie season in 1963-64. 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
Derrick Coleman 15 7 1990-91 to 2004-05
Jerry Lucas 11 8 1963-64 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 1990-911963-64
Team New Jersey NetsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div 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 %
Derrick Coleman 74 35.2 18.4 3.6 6.6 10.3 2.2 1.0 1.3 2.9 2.9 6.9 14.9 .467 0.2 0.5 .342 4.4 6.0 .731
Jerry Lucas 79 41.4 17.7 - - 17.4 2.6 - - - 3.8 6.9 13.1 .527 - - - 3.9 5.0 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 10 37.0 12.2 - - 12.5 3.4 - - - 3.7 4.8 12.3 .390 - - - 2.6 3.7 .703

Season 2
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 1991-921964-65
Team New Jersey NetsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdRoyals Lost East Div 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 %
Derrick Coleman 65 34.0 19.8 3.1 6.4 9.5 3.2 0.8 1.5 3.8 2.6 7.4 14.7 .504 0.4 1.2 .303 4.6 6.0 .763
Jerry Lucas 66 43.4 21.4 - - 20.0 2.4 - - - 3.2 8.5 17.0 .498 - - - 4.5 5.5 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman 4 40.5 22.3 3.3 8.0 11.3 5.3 1.8 1.0 2.8 3.0 9.0 18.5 .486 0.3 1.5 .167 4.0 5.3 .762
Jerry Lucas 4 48.8 23.3 - - 21.0 2.3 - - - 3.0 9.5 18.8 .507 - - - 4.3 5.5 .773

Season 3
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 1992-931965-66
Team New Jersey NetsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdRoyals Lost East Div 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 %
Derrick Coleman 76 36.3 20.7 3.3 8.0 11.2 3.6 1.2 1.7 3.2 2.8 7.4 16.1 .460 0.3 1.3 .232 5.5 6.9 .808
Jerry Lucas 79 44.5 21.5 - - 21.1 2.7 - - - 3.5 8.7 19.3 .453 - - - 4.0 5.1 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman 5 45.0 26.8 2.6 10.8 13.4 4.6 1.2 2.6 2.6 3.6 10.0 18.8 .532 1.0 2.4 .417 5.8 7.2 .806
Jerry Lucas 5 46.2 21.4 - - 20.2 2.8 - - - 2.8 8.0 17.0 .471 - - - 5.4 7.0 .771

Season 4
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 1993-941966-67
Team New Jersey NetsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdRoyals Lost East Div 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 %
Derrick Coleman 77 36.1 20.2 3.4 7.9 11.3 3.4 0.9 1.8 2.7 2.7 7.0 15.7 .447 0.5 1.6 .314 5.7 7.4 .774
Jerry Lucas 81 43.9 17.8 - - 19.1 3.3 - - - 3.5 7.1 15.5 .459 - - - 3.5 4.4 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman 4 43.3 24.5 4.8 9.5 14.3 2.5 0.5 1.3 4.5 3.0 6.8 17.0 .397 1.3 2.3 .556 9.8 12.5 .780
Jerry Lucas 4 45.8 12.5 - - 19.3 2.0 - - - 3.8 6.0 13.8 .436 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 5
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 1994-951967-68
Team New Jersey NetsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Derrick Coleman 56 37.6 20.5 3.0 7.6 10.6 3.3 0.6 1.7 3.1 2.9 6.6 15.6 .424 0.5 2.1 .233 6.7 8.8 .767
Jerry Lucas 82 44.1 21.5 - - 19.0 3.1 - - - 3.0 8.6 16.6 .519 - - - 4.2 5.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 1995-961968-69
Team Philadelphia 76ersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Derrick Coleman 11 26.7 11.2 1.2 5.4 6.5 2.8 0.4 0.9 2.5 2.7 4.4 10.7 .407 0.6 1.9 .333 1.8 2.9 .625
Jerry Lucas 74 41.6 18.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.5 13.6 .551 - - - 3.3 4.4 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 1996-971969-70
Team Philadelphia 76ersCincinnati Royals, San Francisco Warriors
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 %
Derrick Coleman 57 36.9 18.1 2.8 7.3 10.1 3.4 0.9 1.3 3.2 2.9 6.4 14.7 .435 0.6 2.1 .269 4.8 6.4 .745
Jerry Lucas 67 36.1 15.1 - - 14.2 2.6 - - - 2.4 6.0 11.9 .507 - - - 3.0 3.8 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 1997-981970-71
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
Derrick Coleman 59 36.2 17.6 2.5 7.4 9.9 2.5 0.8 1.2 2.7 2.4 6.0 14.7 .411 0.4 1.7 .265 5.1 6.6 .772
Jerry Lucas 80 40.6 19.2 - - 15.8 3.7 - - - 2.5 7.8 15.6 .498 - - - 3.6 4.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 5 34.2 17.8 - - 10.0 3.2 - - - 2.8 7.8 15.4 .506 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688

Season 9
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 1998-991971-72
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost NBA 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 %
Derrick Coleman 37 31.8 13.1 2.1 6.8 8.9 2.1 0.6 1.1 2.4 2.6 4.5 11.0 .414 0.2 0.9 .212 3.9 5.1 .753
Jerry Lucas 77 38.0 16.7 - - 13.1 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.1 13.8 .512 - - - 2.6 3.2 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 16 46.1 18.6 - - 10.8 5.3 - - - 3.1 7.4 14.9 .500 - - - 3.7 4.4 .831

Season 10
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 1999-001972-73
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Derrick Coleman 74 31.7 16.7 1.7 6.9 8.5 2.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.6 6.0 13.2 .456 0.7 1.9 .362 4.0 5.1 .785
Jerry Lucas 71 28.2 9.9 - - 7.2 4.5 - - - 2.2 4.4 8.6 .513 - - - 1.1 1.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman 4 42.0 20.3 2.5 10.0 12.5 3.5 0.8 3.0 3.3 2.8 6.8 14.3 .474 1.3 4.0 .313 5.5 7.0 .786
Jerry Lucas 17 21.6 7.5 - - 5.0 2.3 - - - 2.8 3.2 6.6 .482 - - - 1.2 1.4 .870

Season 11
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 2000-011973-74
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisKnicks Lost East 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 %
Derrick Coleman 34 20.1 8.1 1.4 4.1 5.4 1.1 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.6 2.9 7.5 .380 0.6 1.5 .392 1.9 2.7 .685
Jerry Lucas 73 22.3 6.2 0.8 4.3 5.1 3.2 0.4 0.3 - 1.8 2.7 5.8 .462 - - - 0.9 1.3 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman 5 17.6 5.4 1.8 3.2 5.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 1.0 2.4 1.8 6.8 .265 0.4 1.6 .250 1.4 1.8 .778
Jerry Lucas 11 10.5 0.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 - 0.8 0.5 1.9 .238 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 2001-02-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Derrick Coleman 58 35.9 15.1 2.9 5.9 8.8 1.7 0.7 0.9 2.1 2.7 5.7 12.7 .450 0.5 1.4 .337 3.2 3.9 .815
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman 5 38.6 12.8 3.0 6.2 9.2 2.0 0.2 1.4 1.0 2.0 4.4 8.4 .524 0.8 2.6 .308 3.2 4.0 .800
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 2002-03-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Derrick Coleman 64 27.2 9.4 2.4 4.7 7.0 1.4 0.8 1.1 1.5 2.7 3.5 7.8 .448 0.3 1.0 .328 2.1 2.7 .784
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman 12 37.4 13.6 2.4 5.6 8.0 2.0 0.6 1.3 1.4 3.0 4.9 9.8 .500 0.3 0.8 .400 3.4 3.9 .872
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 2003-04-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Derrick Coleman 34 24.8 8.0 1.3 4.3 5.6 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.7 2.3 3.1 7.6 .413 0.2 1.1 .222 1.4 1.9 .754
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Derrick Coleman Jerry Lucas
Season 2004-05-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Derrick Coleman 5 10.0 1.8 0.6 2.4 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.2 0.6 2.8 .214 0.0 0.4 .000 0.6 0.6 1.000
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derrick Coleman ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
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