Maurice Lucas vs. Stephon Marbury Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephon Marbury and Maurice 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.

Maurice Lucas played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than Stephon Marbury, who played 13. Maurice Lucas had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Stephon Marbury had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Maurice Lucas 12 9 1976-77 to 1987-88
Stephon Marbury 13 5 1996-97 to 2008-09

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1976-771996-97
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTimberwolves 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 %
Maurice Lucas 79 36.2 20.2 3.4 7.9 11.4 2.9 1.1 0.7 - 3.7 8.0 17.2 .466 - - - 4.2 5.5 .765
Stephon Marbury 67 34.7 15.8 0.8 1.9 2.7 7.8 1.0 0.3 3.1 2.4 5.3 13.0 .408 1.5 4.3 .354 3.7 5.0 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas 19 38.5 21.2 2.3 7.6 9.9 4.2 1.5 1.2 - 4.2 8.6 16.6 .519 - - - 3.9 5.3 .743
Stephon Marbury 3 39.3 21.3 0.7 3.3 4.0 7.7 0.7 0.0 3.0 3.0 8.7 21.7 .400 2.0 6.7 .300 2.0 3.3 .600

Season 2

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1977-781997-98
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisTimberwolves 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 %
Maurice Lucas 68 31.2 16.4 2.7 6.4 9.1 2.5 0.9 0.8 2.8 3.3 6.7 14.5 .458 - - - 3.0 4.0 .767
Stephon Marbury 82 38.0 17.7 0.7 2.1 2.8 8.6 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.7 6.3 15.1 .415 1.2 3.7 .313 4.0 5.5 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas 6 38.8 17.2 3.2 9.3 12.5 2.5 0.7 0.3 3.2 4.7 7.7 18.0 .426 - - - 1.8 3.2 .579
Stephon Marbury 5 42.0 13.8 1.0 2.2 3.2 7.6 2.4 0.0 3.6 3.2 4.4 14.4 .306 1.4 5.0 .280 3.6 4.6 .783

Season 3

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1978-791998-99
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Maurice Lucas 69 35.7 20.4 2.8 7.6 10.4 3.1 1.0 1.2 3.4 3.7 8.2 17.5 .470 - - - 3.9 5.0 .783
Stephon Marbury 49 38.7 21.3 0.8 2.1 2.9 8.9 1.2 0.2 3.3 2.6 7.7 18.0 .428 1.3 4.0 .335 4.5 5.7 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas 3 34.7 11.0 0.7 10.0 10.7 6.0 1.0 0.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 13.7 .341 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714
Stephon Marbury ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1979-801999-00
Team Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey NetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
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 %
Maurice Lucas 63 29.9 14.7 2.3 6.3 8.5 3.3 0.7 1.0 3.5 3.5 5.9 12.9 .456 0.0 0.1 .222 2.8 3.8 .749
Stephon Marbury 74 38.9 22.2 0.8 2.4 3.2 8.4 1.5 0.2 3.6 2.6 7.7 17.8 .432 0.9 3.1 .283 5.9 7.2 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Stephon Marbury ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1980-812000-01
Team New Jersey NetsNew Jersey Nets
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 %
Maurice Lucas 68 31.8 14.7 2.3 6.2 8.5 2.5 0.8 0.9 2.6 3.8 5.9 12.3 .484 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.7 .752
Stephon Marbury 67 38.2 23.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.6 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.2 8.4 19.1 .441 1.6 5.0 .328 5.4 6.8 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Stephon Marbury ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1981-822001-02
Team New York KnicksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
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 %
Maurice Lucas 80 33.4 15.8 3.4 7.9 11.3 2.2 0.9 0.9 2.2 3.9 6.3 12.5 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.4 .725
Stephon Marbury 82 38.9 20.4 0.9 2.3 3.2 8.1 0.9 0.2 3.5 2.3 7.6 17.2 .442 0.9 3.0 .286 4.3 5.5 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Stephon Marbury ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1982-832002-03
Team Phoenix SunsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns 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 %
Maurice Lucas 77 33.6 16.5 2.6 7.8 10.4 2.8 0.7 0.6 2.9 3.6 6.4 13.6 .474 0.0 0.0 .333 3.6 4.6 .781
Stephon Marbury 81 40.0 22.3 0.7 2.6 3.2 8.1 1.3 0.2 3.2 2.5 8.3 18.9 .439 1.1 3.7 .301 4.6 5.8 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas 2 28.5 13.0 2.5 3.5 6.0 4.0 1.5 0.0 2.0 2.5 6.0 10.5 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500
Stephon Marbury 6 45.3 22.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 5.7 1.2 0.0 3.8 4.3 8.5 22.7 .375 0.8 3.7 .227 4.2 5.5 .758

Season 8

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1983-842003-04
Team Phoenix SunsPhoenix Suns, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks Lost East 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 %
Maurice Lucas 75 30.8 15.9 2.8 6.9 9.7 2.7 0.7 0.5 2.4 3.1 6.0 12.1 .497 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 5.1 .765
Stephon Marbury 81 40.2 20.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 8.9 1.6 0.1 3.1 2.1 7.4 17.1 .431 1.1 3.4 .318 4.4 5.4 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas 17 33.5 17.4 2.5 7.5 9.9 3.6 0.7 0.5 1.7 3.9 6.8 13.4 .511 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.6 .808
Stephon Marbury 4 43.8 21.3 1.3 3.0 4.3 6.5 1.8 0.0 3.5 2.3 7.8 20.8 .373 1.5 5.0 .300 4.3 6.3 .680

Season 9

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1984-852004-05
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Maurice Lucas 63 26.5 13.4 2.2 6.7 8.8 2.3 0.6 0.3 2.4 2.9 5.5 11.5 .476 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.2 .750
Stephon Marbury 82 40.0 21.7 0.6 2.4 3.0 8.1 1.5 0.1 2.8 2.3 7.4 16.0 .462 1.4 4.0 .354 5.6 6.7 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas 3 28.0 19.7 4.0 7.0 11.0 3.3 0.7 0.7 2.7 4.0 7.3 15.7 .468 0.0 0.0 - 5.0 6.3 .789
Stephon Marbury ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1985-862005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 %
Maurice Lucas 77 22.7 10.2 2.1 5.2 7.4 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.6 3.3 3.9 8.5 .462 0.0 0.0 .500 2.3 3.0 .783
Stephon Marbury 60 36.6 16.3 0.4 2.5 2.9 6.4 1.1 0.1 2.6 2.4 5.8 12.9 .451 0.6 1.7 .317 4.1 5.4 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas 14 22.8 9.4 2.1 4.4 6.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.9 3.8 4.2 8.0 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .737
Stephon Marbury ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1986-872006-07
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas 63 17.8 7.9 1.4 3.5 4.9 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.7 2.8 6.2 .451 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.0 .802
Stephon Marbury 74 37.1 16.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 5.4 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.5 5.3 12.9 .415 1.7 4.7 .357 4.0 5.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas 14 18.9 7.0 1.4 3.3 4.6 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.3 3.1 2.5 6.4 .389 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .737
Stephon Marbury ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season 1987-882007-08
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas 73 16.3 6.1 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.3 0.5 0.1 1.0 2.6 2.3 5.1 .450 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.0 .736
Stephon Marbury 24 33.5 13.9 0.7 1.8 2.5 4.7 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.4 4.6 11.0 .419 1.2 3.1 .378 3.5 4.8 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas 4 15.8 2.5 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.0 1.0 3.3 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Stephon Marbury ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Maurice Lucas Stephon Marbury
Season -2008-09
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East 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 %
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Stephon Marbury 23 18.0 3.8 0.1 1.1 1.2 3.3 0.4 0.1 1.6 1.5 1.7 4.8 .342 0.3 1.1 .240 0.3 0.6 .462
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Stephon Marbury 14 11.9 3.7 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.7 1.1 1.4 4.7 .303 0.2 0.9 .250 0.6 0.6 1.000