Jerry Lucas vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley 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.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Pat Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

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.