John Lucas III vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and John Lucas III 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

John Lucas III

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas III 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Lucas III 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Lucas III 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Lucas III 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Lucas III 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Lucas III 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas III 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Lucas III 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas III 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Lucas III 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Lucas III 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 4.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 1,147 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 237 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Lucas III 362 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Lucas III 88 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Lucas III 242 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .383 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .344 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III .768 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 7.5 (2012) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.6 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 2.9 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 (2017) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 6.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 43 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 7 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Lucas III 9 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Lucas III 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Lucas III 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .439 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .357 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 8.6 (2012) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.4 (2012) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.8 (2012) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.5 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.