Jerry Lucas vs. Jason Terry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Terry and Jerry Lucas, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jerry Lucas played 11 years in the NBA, 8 less than Jason Terry, who played 19. Jerry Lucas had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Jason Terry had his rookie season in 1999-00. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jerry Lucas 11 8 1963-64 to 1973-74
Jason Terry 19 13 1999-00 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season 1963-641999-00
Team Cincinnati RoyalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 79 41.4 17.7 - - 17.4 2.6 - - - 3.8 6.9 13.1 .527 - - - 3.9 5.0 .779
Jason Terry 81 23.3 8.1 0.3 1.8 2.0 4.3 1.1 0.1 1.9 1.6 3.1 7.4 .415 0.6 1.9 .293 1.4 1.7 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 10 37.0 12.2 - - 12.5 3.4 - - - 3.7 4.8 12.3 .390 - - - 2.6 3.7 .703
Jason Terry ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season 1964-652000-01
Team Cincinnati RoyalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 66 43.4 21.4 - - 20.0 2.4 - - - 3.2 8.5 17.0 .498 - - - 4.5 5.5 .814
Jason Terry 82 37.7 19.7 0.5 2.8 3.3 4.9 1.3 0.1 2.9 2.5 7.3 16.7 .436 1.5 3.8 .395 3.7 4.4 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 4 48.8 23.3 - - 21.0 2.3 - - - 3.0 9.5 18.8 .507 - - - 4.3 5.5 .773
Jason Terry ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season 1965-662001-02
Team Cincinnati RoyalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 79 44.5 21.5 - - 21.1 2.7 - - - 3.5 8.7 19.3 .453 - - - 4.0 5.1 .787
Jason Terry 78 38.0 19.3 0.5 2.9 3.5 5.7 1.8 0.2 2.3 2.0 6.7 15.6 .430 2.2 5.7 .387 3.6 4.4 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 5 46.2 21.4 - - 20.2 2.8 - - - 2.8 8.0 17.0 .471 - - - 5.4 7.0 .771
Jason Terry ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season 1966-672002-03
Team Cincinnati RoyalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 81 43.9 17.8 - - 19.1 3.3 - - - 3.5 7.1 15.5 .459 - - - 3.5 4.4 .791
Jason Terry 81 38.0 17.2 0.5 3.0 3.4 7.4 1.6 0.2 3.1 2.2 6.0 14.1 .428 2.0 5.3 .371 3.2 3.6 .887
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 4 45.8 12.5 - - 19.3 2.0 - - - 3.8 6.0 13.8 .436 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Jason Terry ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season 1967-682003-04
Team Cincinnati RoyalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 82 44.1 21.5 - - 19.0 3.1 - - - 3.0 8.6 16.6 .519 - - - 4.2 5.4 .778
Jason Terry 81 37.3 16.8 0.6 3.5 4.1 5.4 1.5 0.2 2.8 2.4 6.2 14.8 .417 1.8 5.2 .347 2.7 3.2 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season 1968-692004-05
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 74 41.6 18.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.5 13.6 .551 - - - 3.3 4.4 .755
Jason Terry 80 30.0 12.4 0.5 1.9 2.4 5.4 1.4 0.2 1.8 2.2 4.7 9.3 .501 1.3 3.1 .420 1.8 2.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 13 38.5 17.5 0.7 3.5 4.2 4.6 1.3 0.5 2.3 2.2 6.2 12.3 .506 2.1 4.2 .491 2.9 3.3 .884

Season 7

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season 1969-702005-06
Team Cincinnati Royals, San Francisco WarriorsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 67 36.1 15.1 - - 14.2 2.6 - - - 2.4 6.0 11.9 .507 - - - 3.0 3.8 .784
Jason Terry 80 35.0 17.1 0.4 1.6 2.0 3.8 1.3 0.3 1.7 2.5 6.5 13.7 .470 2.1 5.2 .411 2.1 2.6 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 22 38.4 18.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 3.8 1.2 0.0 2.0 2.5 7.4 16.8 .442 1.4 4.6 .307 2.7 3.2 .831

Season 8

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season 1970-712006-07
Team San Francisco WarriorsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 80 40.6 19.2 - - 15.8 3.7 - - - 2.5 7.8 15.6 .498 - - - 3.6 4.6 .787
Jason Terry 81 35.1 16.7 0.5 2.3 2.9 5.2 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.1 6.3 13.1 .484 2.0 4.6 .438 2.0 2.5 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 5 34.2 17.8 - - 10.0 3.2 - - - 2.8 7.8 15.4 .506 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Jason Terry 6 38.2 17.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.7 0.8 0.3 2.8 2.0 6.5 15.3 .424 1.5 5.3 .281 2.5 3.0 .833

Season 9

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season 1971-722007-08
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 77 38.0 16.7 - - 13.1 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.1 13.8 .512 - - - 2.6 3.2 .791
Jason Terry 82 31.5 15.5 0.4 2.2 2.5 3.2 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.1 5.7 12.3 .467 1.7 4.4 .375 2.3 2.7 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 16 46.1 18.6 - - 10.8 5.3 - - - 3.1 7.4 14.9 .500 - - - 3.7 4.4 .831
Jason Terry 5 36.0 15.8 0.2 1.4 1.6 4.8 0.4 0.2 1.0 3.0 5.2 12.0 .433 2.8 6.4 .438 2.6 3.0 .867

Season 10

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season 1972-732008-09
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 71 28.2 9.9 - - 7.2 4.5 - - - 2.2 4.4 8.6 .513 - - - 1.1 1.4 .800
Jason Terry 74 33.7 19.6 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.4 1.3 0.3 1.6 1.9 7.3 15.8 .463 2.3 6.2 .366 2.7 3.0 .880
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 17 21.6 7.5 - - 5.0 2.3 - - - 2.8 3.2 6.6 .482 - - - 1.2 1.4 .870
Jason Terry 10 32.5 14.3 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.9 0.6 0.3 1.6 1.8 4.9 12.6 .389 2.2 5.9 .373 2.3 3.0 .767

Season 11

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season 1973-742009-10
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 73 22.3 6.2 0.8 4.3 5.1 3.2 0.4 0.3 - 1.8 2.7 5.8 .462 - - - 0.9 1.3 .698
Jason Terry 77 33.0 16.6 0.2 1.6 1.8 3.8 1.2 0.2 1.4 1.8 5.9 13.5 .438 1.8 4.8 .365 3.0 3.5 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas 11 10.5 0.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 - 0.8 0.5 1.9 .238 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Jason Terry 6 29.0 12.7 0.3 2.2 2.5 2.0 0.7 0.2 1.0 2.7 4.3 11.5 .377 2.0 5.0 .400 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 12

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season -2010-11
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 82 31.3 15.8 0.3 1.6 1.9 4.1 1.1 0.2 2.0 1.7 6.0 13.3 .451 1.5 4.3 .362 2.2 2.6 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 21 32.6 17.5 0.3 1.6 1.9 3.2 1.2 0.1 1.5 2.1 6.1 12.8 .478 2.0 4.5 .442 3.3 4.0 .843

Season 13

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season -2011-12
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 63 31.7 15.1 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.0 1.1 5.7 13.2 .430 2.2 5.8 .378 1.6 1.8 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 4 34.8 13.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.8 0.3 0.0 2.0 2.8 5.0 11.0 .455 2.5 5.0 .500 1.3 2.0 .625

Season 14

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season -2012-13
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 79 26.9 10.1 0.2 1.8 2.0 2.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.4 3.6 8.2 .434 1.6 4.2 .372 1.4 1.7 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 6 31.5 12.0 0.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.5 4.0 9.0 .444 2.5 5.7 .441 1.5 1.8 .818

Season 15

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season -2013-14
Team -Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 35 16.3 4.5 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.4 1.6 4.3 .362 1.1 2.9 .379 0.3 0.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season -2014-15
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 77 21.3 7.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.9 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.5 2.4 5.8 .422 1.6 4.2 .390 0.5 0.6 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 17 28.6 9.2 0.4 1.9 2.2 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.2 2.7 3.4 7.9 .425 1.7 4.8 .354 0.8 0.9 .813

Season 17

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season -2015-16
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 72 17.5 5.9 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.1 5.2 .402 1.3 3.6 .356 0.4 0.5 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 5 24.8 7.0 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.6 2.6 7.6 .342 1.2 3.8 .316 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 18

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season -2016-17
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 74 18.4 4.1 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.3 1.4 3.3 .432 1.0 2.3 .427 0.3 0.4 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 6 11.3 2.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.0 3.0 .333 0.3 1.7 .200 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 19

Jerry Lucas Jason Terry
Season -2017-18
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 51 16.0 3.3 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.2 3.0 .383 0.8 2.3 .348 0.2 0.2 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Jason Terry 3 14.7 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 -