Jerry Lucas vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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.

Gene Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Gene Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Gene Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Gene Short 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Gene Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Gene Short 48

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Gene Short 10

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Gene Short 8

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Gene Short 3

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Gene Short -

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Gene Short -

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Gene Short -

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Gene Short -

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Gene Short -

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.