Wilt Chamberlain vs. Maurice Lucas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Maurice Lucas and Wilt Chamberlain, 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.

Wilt Chamberlain played 14 years in the NBA, 2 more than Maurice Lucas, who played 12. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Maurice Lucas had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Wilt Chamberlain 14 13 1959-60 to 1972-73
Maurice Lucas 12 9 1976-77 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1959-601976-77
Team Philadelphia WarriorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsNBA 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 72 46.4 37.6 - - 27.0 2.3 - - - 2.1 14.8 32.1 .461 - - - 8.0 13.8 .582
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 9 46.1 33.2 - - 25.8 2.1 - - - 1.9 13.9 28.0 .496 - - - 5.4 12.2 .445
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

Season 2

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1960-611977-78
Team Philadelphia WarriorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisTrail Blazers 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 79 47.8 38.4 - - 27.2 1.9 - - - 1.6 15.8 31.1 .509 - - - 6.7 13.3 .504
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 3 48.0 37.0 - - 23.0 2.0 - - - 3.3 15.0 32.0 .469 - - - 7.0 12.7 .553
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

Season 3

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1961-621978-79
Team Philadelphia WarriorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsTrail Blazers 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 80 48.5 50.4 - - 25.7 2.4 - - - 1.5 20.0 39.5 .506 - - - 10.4 17.0 .613
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 12 48.0 35.0 - - 26.6 3.1 - - - 2.3 13.5 28.9 .467 - - - 8.0 12.6 .636
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

Season 4

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1962-631979-80
Team San Francisco WarriorsPortland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 80 47.6 44.8 - - 24.3 3.4 - - - 1.7 18.3 34.6 .528 - - - 8.3 13.9 .593
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1963-641980-81
Team San Francisco WarriorsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 80 46.1 36.9 - - 22.3 5.0 - - - 2.3 15.1 28.7 .524 - - - 6.8 12.7 .531
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 12 46.5 34.7 - - 25.2 3.3 - - - 2.3 14.6 26.8 .543 - - - 5.5 11.6 .475
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1964-651981-82
Team San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 73 45.2 34.7 - - 22.9 3.4 - - - 2.0 14.6 28.5 .510 - - - 5.6 12.1 .464
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 11 48.7 29.3 - - 27.2 4.4 - - - 2.6 11.2 21.1 .530 - - - 6.9 12.4 .559
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1965-661982-83
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsSuns 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 79 47.3 33.5 - - 24.6 5.2 - - - 2.2 13.6 25.2 .540 - - - 6.3 12.4 .513
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 5 48.0 28.0 - - 30.2 3.0 - - - 2.0 11.2 22.0 .509 - - - 5.6 13.6 .412
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

Season 8

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1966-671983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 81 45.5 24.1 - - 24.2 7.8 - - - 1.8 9.7 14.2 .683 - - - 4.8 10.8 .441
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 15 47.9 21.7 - - 29.1 9.0 - - - 2.5 8.8 15.2 .579 - - - 4.1 10.7 .388
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

Season 9

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1967-681984-85
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsSuns 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 82 46.8 24.3 - - 23.8 8.6 - - - 2.0 10.0 16.8 .595 - - - 4.3 11.4 .380
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 13 48.5 23.7 - - 24.7 6.5 - - - 2.2 9.5 17.8 .534 - - - 4.6 12.2 .380
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

Season 10

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1968-691985-86
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsLakers 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 81 45.3 20.5 - - 21.1 4.5 - - - 1.8 7.9 13.6 .583 - - - 4.7 10.6 .446
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 18 46.2 13.9 - - 24.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.3 9.8 .545 - - - 3.2 8.2 .392
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

Season 11

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1969-701986-87
Team Los Angeles LakersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 12 42.1 27.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.6 10.8 18.9 .568 - - - 5.8 13.1 .446
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 18 47.3 22.1 - - 22.2 4.5 - - - 2.3 8.8 16.0 .549 - - - 4.6 11.2 .406
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

Season 12

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1970-711987-88
Team Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsTrail Blazers 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 82 44.3 20.7 - - 18.2 4.3 - - - 2.1 8.1 15.0 .545 - - - 4.4 8.2 .538
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 12 46.2 18.3 - - 20.2 4.4 - - - 2.8 7.1 15.6 .455 - - - 4.2 8.1 .515
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

Season 13

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1971-72-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 82 42.3 14.8 - - 19.2 4.0 - - - 2.4 6.0 9.3 .649 - - - 2.7 6.4 .422
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 15 46.9 14.7 - - 21.0 3.3 - - - 3.1 5.3 9.5 .563 - - - 4.0 8.1 .492
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Wilt Chamberlain Maurice Lucas
Season 1972-73-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Wilt Chamberlain 82 43.2 13.2 - - 18.6 4.5 - - - 2.3 5.2 7.1 .727 - - - 2.8 5.5 .510
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 17 47.1 10.4 - - 22.5 3.5 - - - 2.8 3.8 6.8 .552 - - - 2.9 5.8 .500
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------