Jerry Lucas vs. Ben Sheppard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Sheppard 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.

Ben Sheppard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Ben Sheppard: 2023-24 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Ben Sheppard 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Ben Sheppard 1

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Ben Sheppard 1

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Ben Sheppard 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Ben Sheppard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Ben Sheppard 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Ben Sheppard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Ben Sheppard 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Ben Sheppard 1.6

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Ben Sheppard 0.9

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Ben Sheppard 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Ben Sheppard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Ben Sheppard 252

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Ben Sheppard 89

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Ben Sheppard 53

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Ben Sheppard 33

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Ben Sheppard 2

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Ben Sheppard 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Ben Sheppard .393

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Ben Sheppard .314

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Ben Sheppard .885

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Ben Sheppard 4.4 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Ben Sheppard 1.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Ben Sheppard 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Ben Sheppard 0.6 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Ben Sheppard 0.0 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Ben Sheppard 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Ben Sheppard 3.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Ben Sheppard 1.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Ben Sheppard 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Ben Sheppard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Ben Sheppard 88

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Ben Sheppard 51

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Ben Sheppard 17

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Ben Sheppard 8

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Ben Sheppard 1

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Ben Sheppard 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Ben Sheppard .437

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Ben Sheppard .380

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Ben Sheppard .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Ben Sheppard 5.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Ben Sheppard 3.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Ben Sheppard 1.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Ben Sheppard 0.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Ben Sheppard 0.1 (2024)

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.