Earl Cureton vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Earl Cureton 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.