Rudy Gay vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Rudy Gay 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.