Jerry Lucas vs. Rodney McGruder Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rodney McGruder 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.

Rodney McGruder

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Rodney McGruder: 2016-17 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Rodney McGruder 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Rodney McGruder 7

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Rodney McGruder 2

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Rodney McGruder 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Rodney McGruder 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Rodney McGruder 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Rodney McGruder 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Rodney McGruder 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Rodney McGruder 2.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Rodney McGruder 1.2

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Rodney McGruder 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Rodney McGruder 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Rodney McGruder 1,825

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Rodney McGruder 884

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Rodney McGruder 381

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Rodney McGruder 161

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Rodney McGruder 50

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Rodney McGruder 317

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Rodney McGruder .420

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Rodney McGruder .360

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Rodney McGruder .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Rodney McGruder 7.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Rodney McGruder 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Rodney McGruder 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Rodney McGruder 0.6 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Rodney McGruder 0.2 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Rodney McGruder 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Rodney McGruder 0.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Rodney McGruder 0.2

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Rodney McGruder 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Rodney McGruder 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Rodney McGruder 10

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Rodney McGruder 8

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Rodney McGruder 2

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Rodney McGruder 0

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Rodney McGruder 0

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Rodney McGruder 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Rodney McGruder .444

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Rodney McGruder .400

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Rodney McGruder -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Rodney McGruder 1.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Rodney McGruder 1.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Rodney McGruder 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020)

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.