Benoit Benjamin vs. Jerry Lucas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Lucas and Benoit Benjamin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Benoit Benjamin played 15 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jerry Lucas, who played 11. Benoit Benjamin had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Jerry Lucas had his rookie season in 1963-64. 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
Benoit Benjamin 15 3 1985-86 to 1999-00
Jerry Lucas 11 8 1963-64 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1985-861963-64
Team Los Angeles ClippersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 79 26.4 11.1 2.0 5.6 7.6 1.0 0.8 2.6 1.8 3.6 4.1 8.4 .490 0.0 0.0 .333 2.9 3.9 .746
Jerry Lucas 79 41.4 17.7 - - 17.4 2.6 - - - 3.8 6.9 13.1 .527 - - - 3.9 5.0 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 10 37.0 12.2 - - 12.5 3.4 - - - 3.7 4.8 12.3 .390 - - - 2.6 3.7 .703

Season 2

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1986-871964-65
Team Los Angeles ClippersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 72 31.0 11.5 1.9 6.3 8.1 1.9 0.8 2.6 2.6 3.5 4.4 9.9 .449 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.7 .715
Jerry Lucas 66 43.4 21.4 - - 20.0 2.4 - - - 3.2 8.5 17.0 .498 - - - 4.5 5.5 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 4 48.8 23.3 - - 21.0 2.3 - - - 3.0 9.5 18.8 .507 - - - 4.3 5.5 .773

Season 3

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1987-881965-66
Team Los Angeles ClippersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 66 32.9 13.0 1.7 6.3 8.0 2.6 0.8 3.4 3.4 3.1 5.2 10.5 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.9 .706
Jerry Lucas 79 44.5 21.5 - - 21.1 2.7 - - - 3.5 8.7 19.3 .453 - - - 4.0 5.1 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 5 46.2 21.4 - - 20.2 2.8 - - - 2.8 8.0 17.0 .471 - - - 5.4 7.0 .771

Season 4

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1988-891966-67
Team Los Angeles ClippersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 79 32.7 16.4 2.1 6.7 8.8 2.0 0.7 2.8 3.0 2.8 6.2 11.5 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.4 .744
Jerry Lucas 81 43.9 17.8 - - 19.1 3.3 - - - 3.5 7.1 15.5 .459 - - - 3.5 4.4 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 4 45.8 12.5 - - 19.3 2.0 - - - 3.8 6.0 13.8 .436 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 5

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1989-901967-68
Team Los Angeles ClippersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 71 32.6 13.5 2.2 7.1 9.3 2.2 0.8 2.6 2.6 3.1 5.1 9.7 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.5 .732
Jerry Lucas 82 44.1 21.5 - - 19.0 3.1 - - - 3.0 8.6 16.6 .519 - - - 4.2 5.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1990-911968-69
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle SupersonicsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 70 31.9 14.0 2.2 8.1 10.3 1.7 0.8 2.1 3.4 2.6 5.5 11.1 .496 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.2 .712
Jerry Lucas 74 41.6 18.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.5 13.6 .551 - - - 3.3 4.4 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 5 32.6 13.8 1.4 5.2 6.6 0.2 0.6 2.6 2.2 3.4 4.0 8.2 .488 0.0 0.0 - 5.8 6.4 .906
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1991-921969-70
Team Seattle SupersonicsCincinnati Royals, San Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 63 30.8 14.0 2.1 6.1 8.1 1.2 0.6 1.9 2.8 2.9 5.6 11.7 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 4.0 .687
Jerry Lucas 67 36.1 15.1 - - 14.2 2.6 - - - 2.4 6.0 11.9 .507 - - - 3.0 3.8 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 9 17.9 6.1 1.1 4.0 5.1 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.9 2.2 2.6 4.6 .561 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.0 .500
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1992-931970-71
Team Seattle Supersonics, Los Angeles LakersSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 59 12.8 5.7 0.9 2.7 3.5 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.3 2.3 4.6 .491 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .663
Jerry Lucas 80 40.6 19.2 - - 15.8 3.7 - - - 2.5 7.8 15.6 .498 - - - 3.6 4.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 5 34.2 17.8 - - 10.0 3.2 - - - 2.8 7.8 15.4 .506 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688

Season 9

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1993-941971-72
Team New Jersey NetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 77 23.6 9.3 1.8 4.7 6.5 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.3 2.6 3.7 7.6 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.8 .710
Jerry Lucas 77 38.0 16.7 - - 13.1 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.1 13.8 .512 - - - 2.6 3.2 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 4 27.0 5.3 1.3 4.0 5.3 0.3 0.5 2.0 1.3 4.0 1.8 4.3 .412 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.0 .875
Jerry Lucas 16 46.1 18.6 - - 10.8 5.3 - - - 3.1 7.4 14.9 .500 - - - 3.7 4.4 .831

Season 10

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1994-951972-73
Team New Jersey NetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 61 26.2 11.1 1.5 5.7 7.2 0.6 0.4 1.0 2.0 2.5 4.4 8.7 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.9 .760
Jerry Lucas 71 28.2 9.9 - - 7.2 4.5 - - - 2.2 4.4 8.6 .513 - - - 1.1 1.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 17 21.6 7.5 - - 5.0 2.3 - - - 2.8 3.2 6.6 .482 - - - 1.2 1.4 .870

Season 11

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1995-961973-74
Team Vancouver Grizzlies, Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 83 22.8 8.8 1.7 4.8 6.5 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.5 7.1 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .722
Jerry Lucas 73 22.3 6.2 0.8 4.3 5.1 3.2 0.4 0.3 - 1.8 2.7 5.8 .462 - - - 0.9 1.3 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 11 10.5 0.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 - 0.8 0.5 1.9 .238 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1996-97-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 4 11.0 3.3 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.3 1.3 3.0 .417 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1997-98-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 14 14.1 4.5 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.9 1.6 2.9 .537 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .633
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1998-99-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 6 5.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.3 1.2 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Benoit Benjamin Jerry Lucas
Season 1999-00-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 3 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------