Stephon Castle vs. Jerry Lucas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Lucas and Stephon Castle, 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.
Stephon Castle played 1 year in the NBA, 10 less than Jerry Lucas, who played 11. Stephon Castle had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, while Jerry Lucas had his rookie season in 1963-64. 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Jerry Lucas | 11 | 8 | 1963-64 to 1973-74 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Jerry Lucas | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1963-64 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Cincinnati Royals |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-NBA Second Team |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Royals Lost East Div Finals |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +2 | +14.7 | +3.0 | +13.7 | +1.5 | -1.8 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +.099 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +.055 | ||||||||
| Jerry Lucas | 79 | 41.4 | 17.7 | - | - | 17.4 | 2.6 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 6.9 | 13.1 | .527 | - | - | - | 3.9 | 5.0 | .779 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jerry Lucas | 10 | 37.0 | 12.2 | - | - | 12.5 | 3.4 | - | - | - | 3.7 | 4.8 | 12.3 | .390 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 3.7 | .703 |
Additional Years |
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* Jerry Lucas played 10 seasons more than Stephon Castle 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 Stephon Castle, 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 |