Jerry Lucas vs. Josh Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Smith 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.

Josh Smith

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Josh Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Josh Smith 13

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Josh Smith 8

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Josh Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Josh Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Josh Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 0 Josh Smith 1

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Josh Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Josh Smith 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Josh Smith 7.4

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Josh Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Josh Smith 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Josh Smith 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Josh Smith 12,996

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Josh Smith 6,653

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Josh Smith 2,789

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Josh Smith 1,083

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Josh Smith 1,713

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Josh Smith 894

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Josh Smith .452

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Josh Smith .285

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Josh Smith .632

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Josh Smith 18.8 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Josh Smith 9.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Josh Smith 4.2 (2013)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Josh Smith 1.6 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Josh Smith 2.9 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Josh Smith 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Josh Smith 7.4

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Josh Smith 2.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Josh Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Josh Smith 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Josh Smith 1,065

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Josh Smith 539

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Josh Smith 203

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Josh Smith 74

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Josh Smith 107

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Josh Smith 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Josh Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Josh Smith .277

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Josh Smith .627

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Josh Smith 17.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Josh Smith 13.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Josh Smith 4.8 (2012)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Josh Smith 1.8 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Josh Smith 2.9 (2008)

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.