Jerry Lucas vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Jerry Lucas 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

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Lucas 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jerry Lucas 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jerry Lucas 0 * Gary Payton 1

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Gary Payton 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.