Jerry Lucas vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki 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.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jerry Lucas 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Jerry Lucas 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Dirk Nowitzki 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

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.