Steve Johnson vs. Jerry Lucas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Lucas and Steve Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Steve Johnson played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jerry Lucas, who played 11. Steve Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Rookie Season
	Steve Johnson	Jerry Lucas
Season	1981-82	1963-64
Team	Kansas City Kings	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Royals 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		%
Steve Johnson	78	22.3	12.8	1.9	3.9	5.9	1.2	0.5	1.1	2.5	4.8	5.1	8.3	.613	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	4.2	.642
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		%
Steve Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Steve Johnson	Jerry Lucas
Season	1982-83	1964-65
Team	Kansas City Kings	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Royals 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		%
Steve Johnson	79	19.5	11.7	1.8	3.3	5.0	1.2	0.5	1.1	2.3	4.1	4.7	7.5	.624	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	4.1	.574
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		%
Steve Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Steve Johnson	Jerry Lucas
Season	1983-84	1965-66
Team	Kansas City Kings, Chicago Bulls	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Royals 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		%
Steve Johnson	81	18.4	9.5	2.0	3.2	5.2	1.0	0.5	0.9	2.0	3.8	3.7	6.7	.559	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.5	.575
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		%
Steve Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Steve Johnson	Jerry Lucas
Season	1984-85	1966-67
Team	Chicago Bulls	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Royals 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		%
Steve Johnson	74	22.4	10.0	2.0	3.9	5.9	0.9	0.5	0.8	2.0	3.6	3.8	7.0	.545	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.4	.718
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		%
Steve Johnson	3	7.3	2.0	1.0	0.7	1.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	0.7	2.3	.286	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000
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
	Steve Johnson	Jerry Lucas
Season	1985-86	1967-68
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Steve Johnson	71	25.7	13.8	2.0	4.5	6.5	1.3	0.6	0.9	2.7	4.1	5.1	8.1	.632	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	5.3	.694
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		%
Steve Johnson	3	17.7	5.0	0.7	1.3	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	2.0	4.7	1.7	5.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	3.7	.455
Jerry Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Steve Johnson	Jerry Lucas
Season	1986-87	1968-69
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Steve Johnson	79	29.7	16.8	2.5	4.7	7.2	2.0	0.6	1.0	3.5	4.3	6.3	11.3	.556	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	6.2	.698
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		%
Steve Johnson	4	34.3	20.8	4.3	5.8	10.0	0.5	0.5	0.3	2.3	3.8	7.0	15.3	.459	0.0	0.0	-	6.8	10.8	.628
Jerry Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Steve Johnson	Jerry Lucas
Season	1987-88	1969-70
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Cincinnati Royals, San Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Steve Johnson	43	24.4	15.4	2.0	3.7	5.6	1.3	0.4	0.7	2.8	3.5	6.0	11.3	.529	0.0	0.0	.000	3.4	5.8	.586
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		%
Steve Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerry Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Steve Johnson	Jerry Lucas
Season	1988-89	1970-71
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	San Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Warriors 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		%
Steve Johnson	72	20.5	10.0	1.9	3.1	5.0	1.5	0.3	0.6	1.9	3.5	4.1	7.8	.524	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.4	.527
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		%
Steve Johnson	3	11.3	2.3	0.3	1.7	2.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.0	2.3	0.7	2.7	.250	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	1.000
Jerry Lucas	5	34.2	17.8	-	-	10.0	3.2	-	-	-	2.8	7.8	15.4	.506	-	-	-	2.2	3.2	.688

Season 10
	Steve Johnson	Jerry Lucas
Season	1990-91	1972-73
Team	Golden State Warriors	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Steve Johnson	24	9.5	3.8	0.8	1.6	2.4	0.7	0.2	0.2	1.0	2.1	1.4	2.6	.540	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.5	.595
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		%
Steve Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerry Lucas	17	21.6	7.5	-	-	5.0	2.3	-	-	-	2.8	3.2	6.6	.482	-	-	-	1.2	1.4	.870