Larry Bird vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jerry Lucas 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jerry Lucas 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jerry Lucas 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jerry Lucas 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jerry Lucas 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.