Allen Iverson vs. John Lucas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Lucas and Allen Iverson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Allen Iverson and John Lucas both played 14 years in the NBA. Allen Iverson had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while John Lucas had his rookie season in 1976-77. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Allen Iverson |
14 |
8 |
1996-97 to 2009-10 |
John Lucas |
14 |
6 |
1976-77 to 1989-90 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
76 |
40.1 |
23.5 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
19.8 |
.416 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
.341 |
5.0 |
7.2 |
.702 |
John Lucas |
82 |
30.9 |
11.1 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
- |
2.1 |
4.7 |
9.9 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.789 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Lucas |
12 |
35.8 |
14.7 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
6.9 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
- |
2.8 |
6.3 |
11.6 |
.540 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.765 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
80 |
39.4 |
22.0 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
6.2 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
8.1 |
17.6 |
.461 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.298 |
4.9 |
6.7 |
.729 |
John Lucas |
82 |
35.8 |
12.4 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
9.4 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
11.5 |
.435 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.772 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
48 |
41.5 |
26.8 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
9.1 |
22.0 |
.412 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.291 |
7.4 |
9.9 |
.751 |
John Lucas |
82 |
37.7 |
16.1 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
9.3 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
14.0 |
.462 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.822 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
8 |
45.0 |
28.5 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
11.0 |
26.8 |
.411 |
1.9 |
6.6 |
.283 |
4.6 |
6.5 |
.712 |
John Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
70 |
40.8 |
28.4 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
10.4 |
24.8 |
.421 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.341 |
6.3 |
8.9 |
.713 |
John Lucas |
80 |
34.5 |
12.6 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
7.5 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
10.4 |
.467 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.286 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
10 |
44.4 |
26.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
9.1 |
23.7 |
.384 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
.308 |
6.8 |
9.2 |
.739 |
John Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
71 |
42.0 |
31.1 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
10.7 |
25.5 |
.420 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
.320 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
.814 |
John Lucas |
66 |
29.1 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
.439 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.167 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.738 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
22 |
46.5 |
32.9 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
11.7 |
30.0 |
.389 |
2.2 |
6.5 |
.338 |
7.3 |
9.5 |
.774 |
John Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
60 |
43.7 |
31.4 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
4.0 |
1.7 |
11.1 |
27.8 |
.398 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
.291 |
7.9 |
9.8 |
.812 |
John Lucas |
79 |
24.6 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
7.8 |
.426 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.091 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.784 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
5 |
42.0 |
30.0 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
9.0 |
23.6 |
.381 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
.333 |
10.2 |
12.6 |
.810 |
John Lucas |
7 |
10.6 |
4.4 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
.538 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
82 |
42.5 |
27.6 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
9.8 |
23.7 |
.414 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
.277 |
7.0 |
9.0 |
.774 |
John Lucas |
35 |
11.0 |
4.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
12 |
46.4 |
31.7 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
7.4 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
11.4 |
27.4 |
.416 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.345 |
7.3 |
9.8 |
.737 |
John Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
48 |
42.5 |
26.4 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
6.8 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
9.1 |
23.4 |
.387 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.286 |
7.1 |
9.5 |
.745 |
John Lucas |
63 |
28.7 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
10.7 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
9.4 |
.462 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.275 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
75 |
42.3 |
30.7 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
10.3 |
24.2 |
.424 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
.308 |
8.7 |
10.5 |
.835 |
John Lucas |
47 |
24.6 |
11.4 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
6.8 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
9.5 |
.462 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.318 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.798 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
5 |
47.6 |
31.2 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
11.8 |
25.2 |
.468 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
.414 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
.897 |
John Lucas |
5 |
30.4 |
13.6 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
16.0 |
.325 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
.143 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
.636 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
72 |
43.1 |
33.0 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
11.3 |
25.3 |
.447 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.323 |
9.4 |
11.5 |
.814 |
John Lucas |
65 |
32.6 |
15.5 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
8.8 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
12.6 |
.446 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.308 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.775 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
65 |
42.5 |
26.3 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
7.2 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
8.9 |
20.2 |
.442 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.315 |
7.5 |
9.4 |
.795 |
John Lucas |
43 |
31.6 |
17.5 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
6.7 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
6.6 |
14.5 |
.457 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.365 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
5 |
44.6 |
22.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
22.8 |
.368 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
.294 |
5.0 |
6.2 |
.806 |
John Lucas |
12 |
30.2 |
15.6 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
5.7 |
12.5 |
.453 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.813 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
82 |
41.8 |
26.4 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
8.7 |
19.0 |
.458 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.345 |
7.9 |
9.7 |
.809 |
John Lucas |
81 |
21.8 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
7.8 |
.445 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.338 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.802 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
4 |
39.5 |
24.5 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
9.0 |
20.8 |
.434 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
.214 |
5.8 |
8.3 |
.697 |
John Lucas |
5 |
16.0 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
.370 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
.231 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
57 |
36.7 |
17.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
6.1 |
14.6 |
.417 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.283 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
.781 |
John Lucas |
74 |
11.4 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.398 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.265 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.701 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Lucas |
4 |
9.3 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
.294 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
28 |
30.9 |
13.8 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
11.3 |
.430 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.360 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
.794 |
John Lucas |
49 |
19.1 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
.375 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.299 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.764 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |