Jerry Lucas vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells 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, 10 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Jerry Lucas had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 achievements, 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Jerry Lucas | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 1963-64 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Cincinnati Royals | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards |  All-NBA Second Team | - |
| Rookie of the Year | - | |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Royals Lost East Div Finals | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +15.5 | +7.3 | +14.0 | +0.9 | -2.0 | +3.3 | +4.5 | +.102 | +2.5 | +3.3 | +.043 | |||||||||
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
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| 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Jerry Lucas played 10 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 11, from 1965 to 1974—Jerry Lucas played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Jerry Lucas got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 6 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |