Vern Gardner vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Vern Gardner 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

Vern Gardner

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Vern Gardner 0 * Jerry Lucas 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.