LaMelo Ball vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry Lucas 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.