Greg Ballard vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Greg Ballard 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

Greg Ballard

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Ballard: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Ballard 1 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Greg Ballard 11 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Greg Ballard 7 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Greg Ballard 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Greg Ballard 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Ballard 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Greg Ballard 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 12.4 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 6.1 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 2.2 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.1 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.3 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 9,953 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 4,858 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Greg Ballard 1,733 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Greg Ballard 877 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 256 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Greg Ballard 802 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .472 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .338 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .787 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 18.8 (1982) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 8.0 (1982) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.7 (1982) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.5 (1981) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 7.4 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 5.0 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 1.6 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.2 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 481 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 326 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Greg Ballard 103 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Greg Ballard 51 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 16 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Greg Ballard 65 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .433 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .308 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .793 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 16.5 (1984) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 9.0 (1982) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 2.0 (1982) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 (1984) 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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.