Chris Ford vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Chris Ford 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Chris Ford: 1972-73 to 1981-82
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Ford 1 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Chris Ford 10 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Chris Ford 7 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Chris Ford 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Chris Ford 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Ford 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Chris Ford 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Ford 9.2 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 3.0 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 3.4 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 1.6 * Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.3 * Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Ford 7,314 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Chris Ford 2,394 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Chris Ford 2,719 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Chris Ford 1,152 * Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Chris Ford 192 * Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Chris Ford 794 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Ford .460 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Chris Ford .375 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Ford .731 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Ford 15.4 (1979) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 3.7 (1974) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 4.6 (1978) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 2.2 (1977) * Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.4 (1980) * Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Ford 7.5 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 2.9 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 2.6 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 0.9 * Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.3 * Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Ford 434 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Chris Ford 168 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Chris Ford 151 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Chris Ford 52 * Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Chris Ford 15 * Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Chris Ford 58 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Ford .440 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Chris Ford .244 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Ford .688 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Ford 13.7 (1977) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 6.3 (1977) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 4.4 (1976) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 2.3 (1977) * Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.7 (1980) * 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.