Joel Embiid vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Jerry Lucas 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Jerry Lucas 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Jerry Lucas 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Jerry Lucas 0

Rookie of The Year Joel Embiid 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.7 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 2.9 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,384 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 602 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Joel Embiid 164 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Joel Embiid 44 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 95 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 56 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .462 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .290 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .825 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 37.7 (2024) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.3 (2024) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) *

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.