Mel Davis vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Lucas

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Davis 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Mel Davis 4 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Mel Davis 2 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Mel Davis 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Davis 0 Jerry Lucas 3

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

Rookie of The Year Mel Davis 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 5.3 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 4.3 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.9 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 1,008 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 816 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Mel Davis 164 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Mel Davis 66 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 22 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Mel Davis 190 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .376 Jerry Lucas .499

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis .709 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 7.1 (1977) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 5.2 (1977) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1977) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.6 (1977) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 (1974) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 3.4 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 24 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 9 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Mel Davis 2 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Mel Davis 0 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 0 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Mel Davis 7 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .458 Jerry Lucas .467

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis 1.000 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 4.0 (1975) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1975) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.7 (1975) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) 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.