Mel Daniels vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Mel Daniels 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

Mel Daniels

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Daniels: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Mel Daniels 1 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels 39 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels 34 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Mel Daniels 6 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Mel Daniels 3 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels 11 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 11 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels .371 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Mel Daniels - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels .565 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 (1977) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 (1977) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 (1977) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 (1977) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 (1977) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Mel Daniels - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - 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.