Jerry Lucas vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith 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.

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Joe Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Joe Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Joe Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Joe Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Joe Smith 868

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Joe Smith 38

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)

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.