Jerry Lucas vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 J.R. Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.