Don Carlson vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Don Carlson 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

Don Carlson

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Carlson 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Don Carlson 0 * Jerry Lucas 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.