Jerry Lucas vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson 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.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Don Nelson 0

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

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Don Nelson .480

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Don Nelson .498

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

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.