Sam Lacey vs. Jonas Valanciunas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jonas Valanciunas and Sam Lacey that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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
2023-24
Sam Lacey:
1970-71 to 1982-83
Jonas Valanciunas:
2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

Sam Lacey0
Jonas Valanciunas0
Sam Lacey13
Jonas Valanciunas12
Sam Lacey4
Jonas Valanciunas8
Sam Lacey1
Jonas Valanciunas0

Honors and Awards

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Sam Lacey 10.3
Jonas Valanciunas 13.4

Sam Lacey 9.7
Jonas Valanciunas 9.5

Sam Lacey 3.7
Jonas Valanciunas 1.3

Sam Lacey 1.3
*
Jonas Valanciunas 0.4

Sam Lacey 1.5
*
Jonas Valanciunas 1.0

Totals Stats

Sam Lacey 10,303
Jonas Valanciunas 11,436

Sam Lacey 9,687
Jonas Valanciunas 8,096

Sam Lacey 3,754
Jonas Valanciunas 1,137

Sam Lacey 999
*
Jonas Valanciunas 342

Sam Lacey 1,160
*
Jonas Valanciunas 822

Sam Lacey 1,002
Jonas Valanciunas 856

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Sam Lacey .441
Jonas Valanciunas .561

3-Point Percentage
Sam Lacey .188
*
Jonas Valanciunas .348

Free Throw Percentage
Sam Lacey .738
Jonas Valanciunas .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Sam Lacey 14.2
(1974)
Jonas Valanciunas 17.8
(2022)

Sam Lacey 14.2
(1975)
Jonas Valanciunas 12.5
(2021)

Sam Lacey 5.7
(1980)
Jonas Valanciunas 2.6
(2022)

Sam Lacey 1.7
(1975)
*
Jonas Valanciunas 0.6
(2021)

Sam Lacey 2.3
(1974)
*
Jonas Valanciunas 1.3
(2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Sam Lacey 9.4
Jonas Valanciunas 13.2

Sam Lacey 9.9
Jonas Valanciunas 10.1

Sam Lacey 5.0
Jonas Valanciunas 1.1

Sam Lacey 1.9
*
Jonas Valanciunas 0.5

Sam Lacey 1.5
*
Jonas Valanciunas 0.8

Totals Stats

Sam Lacey 274
Jonas Valanciunas 764

Sam Lacey 287
Jonas Valanciunas 585

Sam Lacey 144
Jonas Valanciunas 65

Sam Lacey 56
*
Jonas Valanciunas 27

Sam Lacey 44
*
Jonas Valanciunas 47

Sam Lacey 29
Jonas Valanciunas 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Sam Lacey .401
Jonas Valanciunas .547

3-Point Percentage
Sam Lacey .250
*
Jonas Valanciunas .238

Free Throw Percentage
Sam Lacey .776
Jonas Valanciunas .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Sam Lacey 10.0
(1981)
Jonas Valanciunas 15.0
(2021)

Sam Lacey 15.7
(1975)
Jonas Valanciunas 14.3
(2022)

Sam Lacey 5.3
(1981)
Jonas Valanciunas 3.0
(2022)

Sam Lacey 2.3
(1980)
*
Jonas Valanciunas 0.8
(2016)

Sam Lacey 2.0
(1979)
*
Jonas Valanciunas 1.5
(2018)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.