Bob Lanier vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Bob Lanier 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

Bob Lanier

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bob Lanier 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Lanier 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Bob Lanier 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 20.1 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * 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. 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.