Jerry Lucas vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Jerry Lucas 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

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Al Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Al Thornton 152

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Al Thornton -

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Al Thornton -

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.