Billy Ray Bates vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) 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.