Jerry Lucas vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Fred Saunders 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Fred Saunders 0.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.