Tom Burleson vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Tom Burleson 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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. 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.