Jerry Lucas vs. Don May Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don May and Jerry Lucas, 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.
Jerry Lucas played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Don May, who played 7. Jerry Lucas had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Don May had his rookie season in 1968-69. 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 |
Jerry Lucas |
11 |
8 |
1963-64 to 1973-74 |
Don May |
7 |
3 |
1968-69 to 1974-75 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
79 |
41.4 |
17.7 |
- |
- |
17.4 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.9 |
13.1 |
.527 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.779 |
Don May |
48 |
11.7 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
2.4 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.363 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.724 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
10 |
37.0 |
12.2 |
- |
- |
12.5 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.8 |
12.3 |
.390 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.7 |
.703 |
Don May |
9 |
9.8 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
.300 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
66 |
43.4 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
20.0 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
8.5 |
17.0 |
.498 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.5 |
.814 |
Don May |
37 |
6.4 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
1.4 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.386 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
.947 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
4 |
48.8 |
23.3 |
- |
- |
21.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
9.5 |
18.8 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.5 |
.773 |
Don May |
2 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
79 |
44.5 |
21.5 |
- |
- |
21.1 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.7 |
19.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.1 |
.787 |
Don May |
76 |
35.1 |
20.2 |
- |
- |
7.5 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
8.3 |
17.6 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.791 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
5 |
46.2 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
20.2 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
8.0 |
17.0 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
7.0 |
.771 |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
81 |
43.9 |
17.8 |
- |
- |
19.1 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.791 |
Don May |
75 |
17.1 |
7.9 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.492 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
4 |
45.8 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
19.3 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.0 |
13.8 |
.436 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Don May |
3 |
10.3 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.750 |
|
Season 5 |
|
Jerry Lucas |
Don May |
Season |
1967-68 | 1972-73 |
Team |
Cincinnati Royals | Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
82 |
44.1 |
21.5 |
- |
- |
19.0 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
8.6 |
16.6 |
.519 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.4 |
.778 |
Don May |
58 |
15.8 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
74 |
41.6 |
18.3 |
- |
- |
18.4 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.5 |
13.6 |
.551 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.755 |
Don May |
56 |
14.5 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
- |
2.4 |
2.7 |
6.6 |
.414 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.873 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 7 |
|
Jerry Lucas |
Don May |
Season |
1969-70 | 1974-75 |
Team |
Cincinnati Royals, San Francisco Warriors | Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
67 |
36.1 |
15.1 |
- |
- |
14.2 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.0 |
11.9 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.784 |
Don May |
29 |
4.8 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
- |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
80 |
40.6 |
19.2 |
- |
- |
15.8 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
7.8 |
15.6 |
.498 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.787 |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
5 |
34.2 |
17.8 |
- |
- |
10.0 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.8 |
15.4 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.688 |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
77 |
38.0 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
13.1 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.1 |
13.8 |
.512 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.791 |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
16 |
46.1 |
18.6 |
- |
- |
10.8 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
7.4 |
14.9 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.4 |
.831 |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
71 |
28.2 |
9.9 |
- |
- |
7.2 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
4.4 |
8.6 |
.513 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.800 |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
17 |
21.6 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.870 |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
- |
Don May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |