Jerry Lucas vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Yao Ming 5

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

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.