Sam Bowie vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Sam Bowie 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

Sam Bowie

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Bowie 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Sam Bowie 10 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Sam Bowie 5 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Sam Bowie 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Bowie 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Bowie 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Sam Bowie 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.9 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 7.5 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.1 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.8 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 5,564 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 3,845 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Sam Bowie 1,075 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Sam Bowie 263 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 909 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 511 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .452 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .302 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .748 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 5.7 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 5.5 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 1.3 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.4 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 165 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 160 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Sam Bowie 38 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Sam Bowie 14 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 41 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 29 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .403 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .500 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .673 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1989) 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.