Jerry Lucas vs. Jameer Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jameer Nelson 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.

Jameer Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Jameer Nelson: 2004-05 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Jameer Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Jameer Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Jameer Nelson 6

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Jameer Nelson 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Jameer Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Jameer Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Jameer Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Jameer Nelson 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Jameer Nelson 3.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Jameer Nelson 5.1

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Jameer Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Jameer Nelson 9,940

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Jameer Nelson 2,595

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Jameer Nelson 4,508

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Jameer Nelson 772

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Jameer Nelson 68

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Jameer Nelson 878

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Jameer Nelson .436

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Jameer Nelson .368

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Jameer Nelson .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Jameer Nelson 16.7 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Jameer Nelson 3.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Jameer Nelson 7.4 (2013)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Jameer Nelson 1.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Jameer Nelson 0.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Jameer Nelson 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Jameer Nelson 3.5

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Jameer Nelson 4.6

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Jameer Nelson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Jameer Nelson 661

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Jameer Nelson 154

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Jameer Nelson 204

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Jameer Nelson 37

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Jameer Nelson 3

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Jameer Nelson 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Jameer Nelson .445

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Jameer Nelson .372

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Jameer Nelson .792

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Jameer Nelson 19.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Jameer Nelson 4.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Jameer Nelson 6.6 (2012)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Jameer Nelson 2.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Jameer Nelson 0.2 (2012)

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.