Dan Issel vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dan Issel 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Dan Issel 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) 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.