Richard Hamilton vs. John Lucas III Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Lucas III and Richard Hamilton that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Richard Hamilton:
1999-00 to 2012-13
John Lucas III:
2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

Richard Hamilton1
John Lucas III0
Richard Hamilton14
John Lucas III8
Richard Hamilton9
John Lucas III2
Richard Hamilton3
John Lucas III0

Honors and Awards

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Richard Hamilton 17.1
John Lucas III 4.7

Richard Hamilton 3.1
John Lucas III 1.0

Richard Hamilton 3.4
John Lucas III 1.5

Richard Hamilton 0.8
John Lucas III 0.4

Richard Hamilton 0.1
John Lucas III 0.0

Totals Stats

Richard Hamilton 15,708
John Lucas III 1,147

Richard Hamilton 2,852
John Lucas III 237

Richard Hamilton 3,125
John Lucas III 362

Richard Hamilton 714
John Lucas III 88

Richard Hamilton 131
John Lucas III 2

Richard Hamilton 921
John Lucas III 242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Richard Hamilton .449
John Lucas III .383

3-Point Percentage
Richard Hamilton .346
John Lucas III .344

Free Throw Percentage
Richard Hamilton .852
John Lucas III .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Richard Hamilton 20.1
(2006)
John Lucas III 7.5
(2012)

Richard Hamilton 3.9
(2005)
John Lucas III 1.6
(2012)

Richard Hamilton 4.9
(2005)
John Lucas III 2.9
(2015)

Richard Hamilton 1.3
(2004)
John Lucas III 0.4
(2017)

Richard Hamilton 0.2
(2002)
John Lucas III 0.0
(2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Richard Hamilton 19.8
John Lucas III 6.1

Richard Hamilton 3.9
John Lucas III 1.0

Richard Hamilton 3.6
John Lucas III 1.3

Richard Hamilton 0.9
John Lucas III 0.1

Richard Hamilton 0.2
John Lucas III 0.0

Totals Stats

Richard Hamilton 2,571
John Lucas III 43

Richard Hamilton 506
John Lucas III 7

Richard Hamilton 467
John Lucas III 9

Richard Hamilton 122
John Lucas III 1

Richard Hamilton 24
John Lucas III 0

Richard Hamilton 130
John Lucas III 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Richard Hamilton .439
John Lucas III .439

3-Point Percentage
Richard Hamilton .340
John Lucas III .357

Free Throw Percentage
Richard Hamilton .860
John Lucas III 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Richard Hamilton 22.5
(2003)
John Lucas III 8.6
(2012)

Richard Hamilton 4.6
(2004)
John Lucas III 1.4
(2012)

Richard Hamilton 5.0
(2009)
John Lucas III 1.8
(2012)

Richard Hamilton 1.4
(2008)
John Lucas III 0.5
(2007)

Richard Hamilton 0.5
(2008)
John Lucas III 0.0
(2012)