Joe Kleine vs. Jerry Lucas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Lucas and Joe Kleine, 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.

Joe Kleine played 15 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jerry Lucas, who played 11. Joe Kleine had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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
Joe Kleine 15 10 1985-86 to 1999-00
Jerry Lucas 11 8 1963-64 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1985-861963-64
Team Sacramento KingsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdRoyals 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 %
Joe Kleine 80 14.8 5.2 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.3 2.8 2.0 4.3 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .723
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 %
Joe Kleine 3 15.0 5.0 2.7 2.0 4.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.7 1.7 4.3 .385 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833
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

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1986-871964-65
Team Sacramento KingsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals 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 %
Joe Kleine 79 21.0 7.9 2.2 3.9 6.1 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.1 2.7 3.2 6.9 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.8 .786
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 %
Joe Kleine ------- --- ----------
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

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1987-881965-66
Team Sacramento KingsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals 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 %
Joe Kleine 82 24.4 9.8 2.2 4.9 7.1 1.1 0.3 0.7 1.3 2.8 4.0 8.4 .472 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.3 .814
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 %
Joe Kleine ------- --- ----------
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

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1988-891966-67
Team Sacramento Kings, Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Joe Kleine 75 18.8 6.5 1.7 3.4 5.0 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.4 2.6 2.3 5.8 .405 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.0 .882
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 %
Joe Kleine 3 21.7 6.3 1.3 4.3 5.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.7 .545 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 3.0 .778
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

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1989-901967-68
Team Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Joe Kleine 81 16.9 5.4 1.4 2.9 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.8 2.1 2.2 4.5 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.2 .830
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 %
Joe Kleine 5 15.8 6.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 2.4 2.6 3.4 .765 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.2 .833
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1990-911968-69
Team Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Joe Kleine 72 11.8 3.6 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.0 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .783
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 %
Joe Kleine 5 6.2 1.6 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.8 1.8 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1991-921969-70
Team Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals, San Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Joe Kleine 70 14.2 4.7 1.3 2.9 4.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 2.1 4.2 .491 0.1 0.1 .500 0.5 0.7 .708
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 %
Joe Kleine 9 9.1 2.2 0.7 1.8 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.2 1.0 2.4 .409 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1992-931970-71
Team Boston CelticsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 %
Joe Kleine 78 14.5 3.3 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.6 1.4 3.4 .404 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.7 .707
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 %
Joe Kleine 4 7.3 1.5 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.8 1.3 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1993-941971-72
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisKnicks 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 %
Joe Kleine 74 11.5 3.9 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.6 1.7 3.5 .488 0.1 0.1 .455 0.4 0.5 .769
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 %
Joe Kleine 8 10.1 3.5 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.3 1.9 1.5 3.5 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
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

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1994-951972-73
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Joe Kleine 75 12.9 3.7 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.3 1.6 3.5 .449 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.7 .857
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 %
Joe Kleine 10 16.7 6.3 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.6 3.5 3.1 5.4 .574 0.1 0.2 .500 0.0 0.0 -
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

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1995-961973-74
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
Joe Kleine 56 11.8 2.9 0.6 1.7 2.4 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.0 1.3 3.0 .420 0.0 0.1 .286 0.4 0.4 .800
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 %
Joe Kleine 2 4.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1996-97-
Team Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Joe Kleine 59 14.4 2.8 1.1 2.4 3.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.9 .406 0.0 0.1 .667 0.5 0.6 .737
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Kleine ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1997-98-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Joe Kleine 46 8.6 2.0 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.4 0.8 2.3 .368 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .833
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Kleine ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1998-99-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Kleine 31 12.1 2.2 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.0 2.4 .405 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .667
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Kleine 1 5.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Joe Kleine Jerry Lucas
Season 1999-00-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Joe Kleine 7 4.4 1.6 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.6 1.6 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Kleine ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------