John Lucas vs. Hassan Whiteside Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hassan Whiteside and John 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

John Lucas

vs.

Hassan Whiteside

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90
Hassan Whiteside: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas 0 Hassan Whiteside 0

NBA Seasons John Lucas 14 Hassan Whiteside 10

Playoffs Played John Lucas 6 Hassan Whiteside 4

All-Star Games John Lucas 0 Hassan Whiteside 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Rebounds Leader John Lucas 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Blocks Leader John Lucas 0 Hassan Whiteside 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 10.7 Hassan Whiteside 12.6

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.3 Hassan Whiteside 10.8

Assists Per Game John Lucas 7.0 Hassan Whiteside 0.6

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.4 Hassan Whiteside 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Hassan Whiteside 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 9,951 Hassan Whiteside 6,450

Total Rebounds John Lucas 2,151 Hassan Whiteside 5,523

Total Assists John Lucas 6,454 Hassan Whiteside 326

Total Steals John Lucas 1,273 Hassan Whiteside 271

Total Blocks John Lucas 73 Hassan Whiteside 1,143

Total Games John Lucas 928 Hassan Whiteside 511

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .449 Hassan Whiteside .586

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .303 * Hassan Whiteside .308

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .776 Hassan Whiteside .605

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 17.5 (1987) Hassan Whiteside 17.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 3.1 (1978) Hassan Whiteside 14.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 10.7 (1984) Hassan Whiteside 1.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1978) Hassan Whiteside 0.7 (2017)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.2 (1977) Hassan Whiteside 3.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 11.2 Hassan Whiteside 7.3

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.1 Hassan Whiteside 7.9

Assists Per Game John Lucas 4.9 Hassan Whiteside 0.2

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.2 Hassan Whiteside 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Hassan Whiteside 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 502 Hassan Whiteside 191

Total Rebounds John Lucas 96 Hassan Whiteside 205

Total Assists John Lucas 219 Hassan Whiteside 6

Total Steals John Lucas 52 Hassan Whiteside 11

Total Blocks John Lucas 6 Hassan Whiteside 52

Total Games John Lucas 45 Hassan Whiteside 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .451 Hassan Whiteside .592

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .261 * Hassan Whiteside 1.000

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .746 Hassan Whiteside .560

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 15.6 (1987) Hassan Whiteside 12.0 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 4.2 (1985) Hassan Whiteside 10.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 6.9 (1977) Hassan Whiteside 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1977) Hassan Whiteside 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.3 (1977) Hassan Whiteside 2.8 (2016)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.