Jerry Lucas vs. Monte Morris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Monte Morris 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, 4 more than Monte Morris, who played 7. Jerry Lucas had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Monte Morris had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Monte Morris 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jerry Lucas Monte Morris
Season 1963-642017-18
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
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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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
Monte Morris 3 8.3 3.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.0 .667 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000
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
Monte Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jerry Lucas Monte Morris
Season 1964-652018-19
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisNuggets 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 %
Jerry Lucas 66 43.4 21.4 - - 20.0 2.4 - - - 3.2 8.5 17.0 .498 - - - 4.5 5.5 .814
Monte Morris 82 24.0 10.4 0.4 1.9 2.4 3.6 0.9 0.0 0.6 1.2 4.2 8.6 .493 1.1 2.8 .414 0.8 1.0 .802
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
Monte Morris 14 16.0 5.4 0.2 1.1 1.4 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.1 2.4 6.1 .384 0.0 0.9 .000 0.6 0.9 .692

Season 3

Jerry Lucas Monte Morris
Season 1965-662019-20
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisNuggets Lost West 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 %
Jerry Lucas 79 44.5 21.5 - - 21.1 2.7 - - - 3.5 8.7 19.3 .453 - - - 4.0 5.1 .787
Monte Morris 73 22.4 9.0 0.3 1.5 1.9 3.5 0.8 0.2 0.7 1.0 3.6 7.8 .459 0.9 2.4 .378 1.0 1.2 .843
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
Monte Morris 19 21.4 9.1 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.1 3.5 7.0 .496 0.6 2.1 .300 1.5 1.8 .824

Season 4

Jerry Lucas Monte Morris
Season 1966-672020-21
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisNuggets 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 %
Jerry Lucas 81 43.9 17.8 - - 19.1 3.3 - - - 3.5 7.1 15.5 .459 - - - 3.5 4.4 .791
Monte Morris 47 25.4 10.2 0.2 1.8 2.0 3.2 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 4.0 8.2 .481 1.1 2.9 .381 1.2 1.6 .795
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
Monte Morris 10 28.6 13.7 0.7 1.7 2.4 5.5 1.0 0.2 0.7 1.2 5.0 11.6 .431 1.6 4.0 .400 2.1 2.9 .724

Season 5

Jerry Lucas Monte Morris
Season 1967-682021-22
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Monte Morris 75 29.9 12.6 0.4 2.7 3.0 4.4 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.2 5.0 10.3 .484 1.7 4.2 .395 1.0 1.1 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Monte Morris 5 31.2 14.0 0.2 2.0 2.2 5.4 1.2 0.0 1.6 2.8 5.0 10.2 .490 2.2 5.2 .423 1.8 2.4 .750

Season 6

Jerry Lucas Monte Morris
Season 1968-692022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards 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 %
Jerry Lucas 74 41.6 18.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.5 13.6 .551 - - - 3.3 4.4 .755
Monte Morris 62 27.3 10.3 0.4 3.0 3.4 5.3 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.2 4.0 8.3 .480 1.3 3.3 .382 1.0 1.2 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Monte Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jerry Lucas Monte Morris
Season 1969-702023-24
Team Cincinnati Royals, San Francisco WarriorsDetroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves TBD
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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
Monte Morris 33 14.4 5.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.9 4.6 .405 0.8 2.1 .386 0.4 0.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Monte Morris 6 7.7 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.8 3.3 .250 0.0 1.7 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 8

Jerry Lucas Monte Morris
Season 1970-71-
Team San Francisco Warriors-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Jerry Lucas 80 40.6 19.2 - - 15.8 3.7 - - - 2.5 7.8 15.6 .498 - - - 3.6 4.6 .787
Monte Morris ------- --- ----------
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
Monte Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jerry Lucas Monte Morris
Season 1971-72-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Jerry Lucas 77 38.0 16.7 - - 13.1 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.1 13.8 .512 - - - 2.6 3.2 .791
Monte Morris ------- --- ----------
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
Monte Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jerry Lucas Monte Morris
Season 1972-73-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
Jerry Lucas 71 28.2 9.9 - - 7.2 4.5 - - - 2.2 4.4 8.6 .513 - - - 1.1 1.4 .800
Monte Morris ------- --- ----------
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
Monte Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jerry Lucas Monte Morris
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
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
Monte Morris ------- --- ----------
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 -
Monte Morris ------- --- ----------