Earl Gardner vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Earl Gardner that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Earl Gardner

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * Jerry Lucas 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.