Jerry Lucas vs. Jim Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Paxson 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.

Jim Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Jim Paxson: 1979-80 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Jim Paxson 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Jim Paxson 11

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Jim Paxson 9

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Jim Paxson 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Jim Paxson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Jim Paxson 1

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Jim Paxson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Jim Paxson 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Jim Paxson 2.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Jim Paxson 2.9

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Jim Paxson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Jim Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Jim Paxson 11,199

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Jim Paxson 1,593

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Jim Paxson 2,300

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Jim Paxson 951

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Jim Paxson 93

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Jim Paxson 784

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Jim Paxson .498

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Jim Paxson .225

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Jim Paxson .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Jim Paxson 21.7 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Jim Paxson 3.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Jim Paxson 3.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Jim Paxson 1.8 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Jim Paxson 0.2 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Jim Paxson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Jim Paxson 1.5

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Jim Paxson 1.9

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Jim Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Jim Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Jim Paxson 554

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Jim Paxson 80

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Jim Paxson 100

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Jim Paxson 38

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Jim Paxson 4

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Jim Paxson 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Jim Paxson .463

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Jim Paxson .267

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Jim Paxson .808

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Jim Paxson 23.3 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Jim Paxson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Jim Paxson 3.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Jim Paxson 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Jim Paxson 0.3 (1980)

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.