Jerry Lucas vs. Roger Mason Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Roger Mason 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, 1 more than Roger Mason, who played 10. Jerry Lucas had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Roger Mason had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
Roger Mason 10 5 2002-03 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jerry Lucas Roger Mason
Season 1963-642002-03
Team Cincinnati RoyalsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First 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
Roger Mason 17 6.6 1.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.6 1.8 .355 0.4 1.1 .333 0.1 0.1 1.000
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
Roger Mason ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jerry Lucas Roger Mason
Season 1964-652003-04
Team Cincinnati RoyalsChicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors
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
Roger Mason 26 12.6 3.7 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.4 1.2 3.8 .327 0.5 1.5 .333 0.7 0.8 .864
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
Roger Mason ------- --- ----------

Note: Roger Mason didn't play in 2004-05 and 2005-06.

Season 3

Jerry Lucas Roger Mason
Season 1965-662006-07
Team Cincinnati RoyalsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisWizards 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 79 44.5 21.5 - - 21.1 2.7 - - - 3.5 8.7 19.3 .453 - - - 4.0 5.1 .787
Roger Mason 62 7.9 2.7 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.1 1.0 2.9 .330 0.5 1.6 .324 0.2 0.3 .875
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
Roger Mason 4 14.0 6.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.5 1.8 4.0 .438 1.3 2.5 .500 1.3 1.5 .833

Season 4

Jerry Lucas Roger Mason
Season 1966-672007-08
Team Cincinnati RoyalsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisWizards 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 81 43.9 17.8 - - 19.1 3.3 - - - 3.5 7.1 15.5 .459 - - - 3.5 4.4 .791
Roger Mason 80 21.4 9.1 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.3 7.5 .443 1.6 4.1 .398 0.8 0.9 .873
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
Roger Mason 6 21.5 8.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.8 3.2 7.8 .404 0.7 2.8 .235 1.0 1.3 .750

Season 5

Jerry Lucas Roger Mason
Season 1967-682008-09
Team Cincinnati RoyalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 82 44.1 21.5 - - 19.0 3.1 - - - 3.0 8.6 16.6 .519 - - - 4.2 5.4 .778
Roger Mason 82 30.4 11.8 0.2 2.9 3.1 2.1 0.5 0.1 1.2 2.0 4.3 10.0 .425 2.0 4.8 .421 1.3 1.4 .890
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Roger Mason 5 21.6 6.6 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.8 2.0 2.4 6.4 .375 1.4 3.8 .368 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 6

Jerry Lucas Roger Mason
Season 1968-692009-10
Team Cincinnati RoyalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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
Roger Mason 79 19.2 6.3 0.1 1.9 2.1 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.4 6.3 .389 1.1 3.3 .333 0.3 0.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Roger Mason 6 10.2 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 2.0 0.2 2.0 .083 0.2 1.2 .143 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

Jerry Lucas Roger Mason
Season 1969-702010-11
Team Cincinnati Royals, San Francisco WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 67 36.1 15.1 - - 14.2 2.6 - - - 2.4 6.0 11.9 .507 - - - 3.0 3.8 .784
Roger Mason 26 12.3 2.9 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.0 3.0 .338 0.6 1.7 .364 0.3 0.4 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Lucas ------- --- ----------
Roger Mason 3 18.3 6.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 6.0 .389 1.7 4.3 .385 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8

Jerry Lucas Roger Mason
Season 1970-712011-12
Team San Francisco WarriorsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 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 80 40.6 19.2 - - 15.8 3.7 - - - 2.5 7.8 15.6 .498 - - - 3.6 4.6 .787
Roger Mason 52 13.4 5.5 0.1 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.6 2.0 5.0 .399 1.1 3.0 .383 0.4 0.5 .778
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
Roger Mason ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jerry Lucas Roger Mason
Season 1971-722012-13
Team New York KnicksNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA 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 77 38.0 16.7 - - 13.1 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.1 13.8 .512 - - - 2.6 3.2 .791
Roger Mason 69 17.7 5.3 0.2 1.8 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.9 4.4 .433 1.0 2.3 .415 0.6 0.6 .907
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
Roger Mason ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jerry Lucas Roger Mason
Season 1972-732013-14
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 71 28.2 9.9 - - 7.2 4.5 - - - 2.2 4.4 8.6 .513 - - - 1.1 1.4 .800
Roger Mason 25 10.4 3.0 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.7 .373 0.7 1.9 .354 0.3 0.3 1.000
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
Roger Mason ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jerry Lucas Roger Mason
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 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
Roger Mason ------- --- ----------
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 -
Roger Mason ------- --- ----------