Paul Arizin vs. John Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Lucas and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

John Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 John Lucas 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 John Lucas 14

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 John Lucas 6

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 John Lucas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 John Lucas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 John Lucas 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 John Lucas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 John Lucas 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 John Lucas 2.3

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 John Lucas 7.0

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 1.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 John Lucas 9,951

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 John Lucas 2,151

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 John Lucas 6,454

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 1,273

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 73

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 John Lucas 928

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 John Lucas .449

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas .303 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 John Lucas .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) John Lucas 17.5 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) John Lucas 3.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) John Lucas 10.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 John Lucas 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 John Lucas 2.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 John Lucas 4.9

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 1.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 John Lucas 502

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 John Lucas 96

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 John Lucas 219

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 52

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 6

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 John Lucas 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 John Lucas .451

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas .261 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 John Lucas .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) John Lucas 15.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) John Lucas 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) John Lucas 6.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 2.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Lucas 0.3 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.