Jerry Lucas vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Earl Tatum 0

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

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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. 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.