Jerry Lucas vs. Keith Van Horn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keith Van Horn and Jerry Lucas, 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.

Jerry Lucas played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than Keith Van Horn, who played 9. Jerry Lucas had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Keith Van Horn had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Jerry Lucas 11 8 1963-64 to 1973-74
Keith Van Horn 9 6 1997-98 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jerry Lucas Keith Van Horn
Season 1963-641997-98
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsNets 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 %
Jerry Lucas 79 41.4 17.7 - - 17.4 2.6 - - - 3.8 6.9 13.1 .527 - - - 3.9 5.0 .779
Keith Van Horn 62 37.5 19.7 2.3 4.3 6.6 1.7 1.0 0.4 2.6 3.5 7.2 16.9 .426 1.1 3.6 .308 4.2 4.9 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 10 37.0 12.2 - - 12.5 3.4 - - - 3.7 4.8 12.3 .390 - - - 2.6 3.7 .703
Keith Van Horn 3 25.7 12.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 4.3 9.7 .448 0.0 0.7 .000 4.0 5.0 .800

Season 2

Jerry Lucas Keith Van Horn
Season 1964-651998-99
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Jerry Lucas 66 43.4 21.4 - - 20.0 2.4 - - - 3.2 8.5 17.0 .498 - - - 4.5 5.5 .814
Keith Van Horn 42 37.5 21.8 2.7 5.8 8.5 1.5 1.0 1.3 3.2 3.2 7.7 17.9 .428 0.4 1.3 .302 6.1 7.1 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 4 48.8 23.3 - - 21.0 2.3 - - - 3.0 9.5 18.8 .507 - - - 4.3 5.5 .773
Keith Van Horn ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jerry Lucas Keith Van Horn
Season 1965-661999-00
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Jerry Lucas 79 44.5 21.5 - - 21.1 2.7 - - - 3.5 8.7 19.3 .453 - - - 4.0 5.1 .787
Keith Van Horn 80 34.8 19.2 2.5 6.0 8.5 2.0 0.8 0.8 3.1 3.2 7.0 15.7 .445 1.1 2.9 .368 4.2 4.9 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 5 46.2 21.4 - - 20.2 2.8 - - - 2.8 8.0 17.0 .471 - - - 5.4 7.0 .771
Keith Van Horn ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jerry Lucas Keith Van Horn
Season 1966-672000-01
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Jerry Lucas 81 43.9 17.8 - - 19.1 3.3 - - - 3.5 7.1 15.5 .459 - - - 3.5 4.4 .791
Keith Van Horn 49 35.4 17.0 1.6 5.5 7.1 1.7 0.8 0.4 2.1 3.1 6.3 14.4 .435 1.3 3.5 .382 3.1 3.8 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 4 45.8 12.5 - - 19.3 2.0 - - - 3.8 6.0 13.8 .436 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Keith Van Horn ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jerry Lucas Keith Van Horn
Season 1967-682001-02
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Jerry Lucas 82 44.1 21.5 - - 19.0 3.1 - - - 3.0 8.6 16.6 .519 - - - 4.2 5.4 .778
Keith Van Horn 81 30.4 14.8 1.7 5.8 7.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 1.8 2.7 5.8 13.4 .433 1.2 3.6 .345 1.9 2.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Keith Van Horn 20 32.2 13.3 1.6 5.1 6.7 2.1 1.0 0.5 1.8 2.8 4.9 12.1 .402 1.9 4.2 .440 1.8 2.5 .714

Season 6

Jerry Lucas Keith Van Horn
Season 1968-692002-03
Team Cincinnati RoyalsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Jerry Lucas 74 41.6 18.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.5 13.6 .551 - - - 3.3 4.4 .755
Keith Van Horn 74 31.6 15.9 2.1 4.9 7.1 1.3 0.9 0.4 2.0 3.4 6.2 12.9 .482 0.9 2.4 .369 2.6 3.2 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Keith Van Horn 12 33.5 10.4 2.0 5.5 7.5 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 3.4 3.5 9.2 .382 1.2 2.7 .438 2.3 2.5 .900

Season 7

Jerry Lucas Keith Van Horn
Season 1969-702003-04
Team Cincinnati Royals, San Francisco WarriorsNew York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
Jerry Lucas 67 36.1 15.1 - - 14.2 2.6 - - - 2.4 6.0 11.9 .507 - - - 3.0 3.8 .784
Keith Van Horn 72 32.5 16.1 2.1 4.9 7.0 1.7 0.9 0.5 2.3 3.0 5.7 12.5 .454 1.3 3.2 .399 3.5 4.0 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Keith Van Horn 5 27.6 8.0 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.4 1.4 0.6 2.0 3.0 3.2 9.6 .333 0.8 2.2 .364 0.8 1.2 .667

Season 8

Jerry Lucas Keith Van Horn
Season 1970-712004-05
Team San Francisco WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisMavericks 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 %
Jerry Lucas 80 40.6 19.2 - - 15.8 3.7 - - - 2.5 7.8 15.6 .498 - - - 3.6 4.6 .787
Keith Van Horn 62 24.2 11.2 1.4 3.3 4.7 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.7 4.1 9.1 .456 0.9 2.3 .380 2.1 2.5 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 5 34.2 17.8 - - 10.0 3.2 - - - 2.8 7.8 15.4 .506 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Keith Van Horn 3 11.3 7.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 5.0 .467 0.0 1.3 .000 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 9

Jerry Lucas Keith Van Horn
Season 1971-722005-06
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsMavericks 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 %
Jerry Lucas 77 38.0 16.7 - - 13.1 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.1 13.8 .512 - - - 2.6 3.2 .791
Keith Van Horn 53 20.6 8.9 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.3 3.1 7.3 .424 0.9 2.6 .368 1.8 2.1 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 16 46.1 18.6 - - 10.8 5.3 - - - 3.1 7.4 14.9 .500 - - - 3.7 4.4 .831
Keith Van Horn 14 12.3 3.6 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 1.7 1.4 4.2 .339 0.6 2.0 .286 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 10

Jerry Lucas Keith Van Horn
Season 1972-73-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
Jerry Lucas 71 28.2 9.9 - - 7.2 4.5 - - - 2.2 4.4 8.6 .513 - - - 1.1 1.4 .800
Keith Van Horn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 17 21.6 7.5 - - 5.0 2.3 - - - 2.8 3.2 6.6 .482 - - - 1.2 1.4 .870
Keith Van Horn ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jerry Lucas Keith Van Horn
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
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
Keith Van Horn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Keith Van Horn ------- --- ----------