Jerry Lucas vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Williams 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.

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.

Jerry Lucas played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Mark Williams, who played 3. Jerry Lucas had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Mark Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Mark Williams 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jerry Lucas Mark Williams
Season 1963-642022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+36+22.1+8.7+10.3+2.2-1.6+3.2+7.3+.110+2.3+2.7+.088
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Jerry Lucas Mark Williams
Season 1964-652023-24
Team Cincinnati RoyalsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+47+16.7+8.7+10.3+1.2-0.6+3.3+9.1+.151+2.1+2.1+.095
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Jerry Lucas Mark Williams
Season 1965-662024-25
Team Cincinnati RoyalsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+35+17.9+6.2+10.9+0.2-1.1+2.6+9.1+.151+1.0+1.4+.017
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jerry Lucas played 8 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 11, from 1967 to 1974—Jerry Lucas played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 8 extra years over Mark Williams, Jerry Lucas got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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