Stephen Curry vs. John Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Lucas and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

John Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 John Lucas 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 John Lucas 14

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 John Lucas 6

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 John Lucas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 John Lucas 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 John Lucas 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 John Lucas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 John Lucas 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 John Lucas 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 John Lucas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 John Lucas 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 John Lucas 2.3

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 John Lucas 7.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 John Lucas 1.4

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 John Lucas 9,951

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 John Lucas 2,151

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 John Lucas 6,454

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 John Lucas 1,273

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 John Lucas 73

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 John Lucas 928

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 John Lucas .449

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 John Lucas .303 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 John Lucas .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) John Lucas 17.5 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) John Lucas 3.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) John Lucas 10.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) John Lucas 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) John Lucas 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 John Lucas 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 John Lucas 2.1

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 John Lucas 4.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 John Lucas 1.2

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 John Lucas 502

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 John Lucas 96

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 John Lucas 219

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 John Lucas 52

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 John Lucas 6

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 John Lucas 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 John Lucas .451

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 John Lucas .261 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 John Lucas .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) John Lucas 15.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) John Lucas 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) John Lucas 6.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) John Lucas 2.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) John Lucas 0.3 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.