Jerry Lucas vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer 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.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Jim Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.