James Donaldson vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and James Donaldson 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

James Donaldson

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year James Donaldson 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) 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, this player has no data for the stat.