Jerry Lucas vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jerry Lucas 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Lucas 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 0 Karl Malone 4

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Karl Malone 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.