Steve Downing vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Steve Downing 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

Steve Downing

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Downing 1 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Steve Downing 2 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Steve Downing 1 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Steve Downing 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Downing 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Downing 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Steve Downing 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.4 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.5 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.4 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 64 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 41 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Steve Downing 11 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Steve Downing 5 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Steve Downing 27 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .318 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing .550 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.7 (1974) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.6 (1974) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.5 (1974) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 (1974) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1975) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 2 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 2 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Steve Downing 0 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Steve Downing 0 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Steve Downing 1 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .500 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing - Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) 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.