Jerry Lucas vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen and Jerry Lucas that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Jerry Lucas:
1963-64 to 1973-74
Jim Petersen:
1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

Jerry Lucas1
Jim Petersen0
Jerry Lucas11
Jim Petersen8
Jerry Lucas8
Jim Petersen5
Jerry Lucas7
Jim Petersen0

Honors and Awards

Jerry Lucas3
Jim Petersen0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Jerry Lucas5
Jim Petersen0
Jerry Lucas1
Jim Petersen0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Jerry Lucas 17.0
Jim Petersen 6.9

Jerry Lucas 15.6
Jim Petersen 4.8

Jerry Lucas 3.3
Jim Petersen 1.0

Jerry Lucas 0.4
*
Jim Petersen 0.4

Jerry Lucas 0.3
*
Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Jerry Lucas 14,053
Jim Petersen 3,397

Jerry Lucas 12,942
Jim Petersen 2,354

Jerry Lucas 2,732
Jim Petersen 487

Jerry Lucas 28
*
Jim Petersen 213

Jerry Lucas 24
*
Jim Petersen 363

Jerry Lucas 829
Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jerry Lucas .499
Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage
Jerry Lucas -
n/a **
Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage
Jerry Lucas .783
Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Jerry Lucas 21.5
(1966)
Jim Petersen 11.3
(1987)

Jerry Lucas 21.1
(1966)
Jim Petersen 6.8
(1987)

Jerry Lucas 4.5
(1973)
Jim Petersen 1.5
(1987)

Jerry Lucas 0.4
(1974)
*
Jim Petersen 0.7
(1989)

Jerry Lucas 0.3
(1974)
*
Jim Petersen 1.2
(1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Jerry Lucas 12.4
Jim Petersen 5.2

Jerry Lucas 10.0
Jim Petersen 4.5

Jerry Lucas 3.0
Jim Petersen 0.8

Jerry Lucas 0.4
*
Jim Petersen 0.4

Jerry Lucas 0.0
*
Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Jerry Lucas 896
Jim Petersen 241

Jerry Lucas 717
Jim Petersen 207

Jerry Lucas 214
Jim Petersen 37

Jerry Lucas 4
*
Jim Petersen 17

Jerry Lucas 0
*
Jim Petersen 17

Jerry Lucas 72
Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jerry Lucas .467
Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage
Jerry Lucas -
n/a **
Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage
Jerry Lucas .786
Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Jerry Lucas 23.3
(1965)
Jim Petersen 7.8
(1988)

Jerry Lucas 21.0
(1965)
Jim Petersen 5.6
(1986)

Jerry Lucas 5.3
(1972)
Jim Petersen 1.5
(1988)

Jerry Lucas 0.4
(1974)
*
Jim Petersen 0.5
(1987)

Jerry Lucas 0.0
(1974)
*
Jim Petersen 0.5
(1988)

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.