Tim Duncan vs. John Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Lucas and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

John Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 John Lucas 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 John Lucas 14

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 John Lucas 6

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 John Lucas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 John Lucas 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 John Lucas 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 John Lucas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 John Lucas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 John Lucas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 John Lucas 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 John Lucas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 John Lucas 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 John Lucas 2.3

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Lucas 7.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Lucas 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 John Lucas 9,951

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 John Lucas 2,151

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 John Lucas 6,454

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 John Lucas 1,273

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 John Lucas 73

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 John Lucas 928

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 John Lucas .449

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 John Lucas .303 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 John Lucas .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) John Lucas 17.5 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) John Lucas 3.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) John Lucas 10.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) John Lucas 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) John Lucas 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 John Lucas 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 John Lucas 2.1

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Lucas 4.9

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Lucas 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 John Lucas 502

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 John Lucas 96

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 John Lucas 219

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 John Lucas 52

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 John Lucas 6

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 John Lucas 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 John Lucas .451

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 John Lucas .261 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 John Lucas .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) John Lucas 15.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) John Lucas 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) John Lucas 6.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) John Lucas 2.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.