Wilt Chamberlain vs. John Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Lucas and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

John Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 John Lucas 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 John Lucas 14

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 John Lucas 6

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 John Lucas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 John Lucas 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * John Lucas 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 John Lucas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 John Lucas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * John Lucas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 John Lucas 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 John Lucas 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 John Lucas 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 John Lucas 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 John Lucas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 John Lucas 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 John Lucas 2.3

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 John Lucas 7.0

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas 1.4

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 John Lucas 9,951

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 John Lucas 2,151

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 John Lucas 6,454

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas 1,273

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas 73

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 John Lucas 928

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 John Lucas .449

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas .303 *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 John Lucas .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) John Lucas 17.5 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) John Lucas 3.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) John Lucas 10.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 John Lucas 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 John Lucas 2.1

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 John Lucas 4.9

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas 1.2

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 John Lucas 502

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 John Lucas 96

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 John Lucas 219

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas 52

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas 6

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 John Lucas 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 John Lucas .451

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas .261 *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 John Lucas .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) John Lucas 15.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) John Lucas 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) John Lucas 6.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Lucas 2.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - 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.