Maurice Evans vs. Jerry Lucas Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Maurice Evans played 9 years in the NBA, 2 less than Jerry Lucas, who played 11. Maurice Evans had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Jerry Lucas had his rookie season in 1963-64. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Rookie Season
	Maurice Evans	Jerry Lucas
Season	2001-02	1963-64
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Royals Lost East Div 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		%
Maurice Evans	10	4.5	2.1	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.9	0.9	1.9	.474	0.0	0.3	.000	0.3	0.4	.750
Jerry Lucas	79	41.4	17.7	-	-	17.4	2.6	-	-	-	3.8	6.9	13.1	.527	-	-	-	3.9	5.0	.779
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Maurice Evans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerry Lucas	10	37.0	12.2	-	-	12.5	3.4	-	-	-	3.7	4.8	12.3	.390	-	-	-	2.6	3.7	.703

Note: Maurice Evans didn't play in 2002-03 and 2003-04.

Season 2
	Maurice Evans	Jerry Lucas
Season	2004-05	1964-65
Team	Sacramento Kings	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Royals Lost East Div 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		%
Maurice Evans	65	19.0	6.4	1.4	1.7	3.1	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.5	1.6	2.5	5.7	.442	0.4	1.3	.329	0.9	1.2	.756
Jerry Lucas	66	43.4	21.4	-	-	20.0	2.4	-	-	-	3.2	8.5	17.0	.498	-	-	-	4.5	5.5	.814
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Maurice Evans	3	18.7	6.0	0.7	1.7	2.3	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	3.3	.600	0.7	1.3	.500	1.3	1.7	.800
Jerry Lucas	4	48.8	23.3	-	-	21.0	2.3	-	-	-	3.0	9.5	18.8	.507	-	-	-	4.3	5.5	.773

Season 3
	Maurice Evans	Jerry Lucas
Season	2005-06	1965-66
Team	Detroit Pistons	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	Royals Lost East Div 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		%
Maurice Evans	80	14.2	5.0	1.0	1.1	2.0	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.5	1.5	1.9	4.3	.452	0.5	1.5	.371	0.7	0.8	.800
Jerry Lucas	79	44.5	21.5	-	-	21.1	2.7	-	-	-	3.5	8.7	19.3	.453	-	-	-	4.0	5.1	.787
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Maurice Evans	16	6.3	3.3	0.4	0.5	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.9	.533	0.4	0.7	.636	0.9	1.0	.875
Jerry Lucas	5	46.2	21.4	-	-	20.2	2.8	-	-	-	2.8	8.0	17.0	.471	-	-	-	5.4	7.0	.771

Season 4
	Maurice Evans	Jerry Lucas
Season	2006-07	1966-67
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Royals Lost East Div 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		%
Maurice Evans	76	22.8	8.4	1.2	1.7	2.9	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.7	3.1	7.1	.432	0.6	1.8	.361	1.6	2.0	.787
Jerry Lucas	81	43.9	17.8	-	-	19.1	3.3	-	-	-	3.5	7.1	15.5	.459	-	-	-	3.5	4.4	.791
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Maurice Evans	5	16.4	5.0	0.6	1.0	1.6	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.8	2.0	5.2	.385	1.0	2.6	.385	0.0	0.0	-
Jerry Lucas	4	45.8	12.5	-	-	19.3	2.0	-	-	-	3.8	6.0	13.8	.436	-	-	-	0.5	0.5	1.000

Season 5
	Maurice Evans	Jerry Lucas
Season	2007-08	1967-68
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Maurice Evans	75	22.9	8.9	1.2	1.7	2.9	1.1	0.6	0.1	0.5	1.9	3.5	7.3	.481	1.1	2.8	.388	0.8	1.1	.711
Jerry Lucas	82	44.1	21.5	-	-	19.0	3.1	-	-	-	3.0	8.6	16.6	.519	-	-	-	4.2	5.4	.778
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Maurice Evans	10	28.2	9.0	0.7	1.8	2.5	0.7	0.8	0.1	0.9	1.2	3.5	6.9	.507	1.5	3.6	.417	0.5	0.8	.625
Jerry Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Maurice Evans	Jerry Lucas
Season	2008-09	1968-69
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Maurice Evans	80	23.0	7.2	1.1	1.9	3.0	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.5	2.0	2.6	6.0	.432	1.2	3.1	.395	0.8	0.9	.822
Jerry Lucas	74	41.6	18.3	-	-	18.4	4.1	-	-	-	2.8	7.5	13.6	.551	-	-	-	3.3	4.4	.755
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Maurice Evans	11	24.1	6.2	0.7	0.7	1.5	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.4	2.6	2.5	5.9	.431	0.7	2.5	.286	0.4	0.5	.667
Jerry Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Maurice Evans	Jerry Lucas
Season	2010-11	1970-71
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards	San Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors 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		%
Maurice Evans	73	21.2	6.3	0.7	1.4	2.1	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.5	1.8	2.4	5.8	.417	0.8	2.3	.329	0.7	0.8	.897
Jerry Lucas	80	40.6	19.2	-	-	15.8	3.7	-	-	-	2.5	7.8	15.6	.498	-	-	-	3.6	4.6	.787
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Maurice Evans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerry Lucas	5	34.2	17.8	-	-	10.0	3.2	-	-	-	2.8	7.8	15.4	.506	-	-	-	2.2	3.2	.688

Season 10
	Maurice Evans	Jerry Lucas
Season	-	1972-73
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Maurice Evans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerry Lucas	71	28.2	9.9	-	-	7.2	4.5	-	-	-	2.2	4.4	8.6	.513	-	-	-	1.1	1.4	.800
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Maurice Evans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerry Lucas	17	21.6	7.5	-	-	5.0	2.3	-	-	-	2.8	3.2	6.6	.482	-	-	-	1.2	1.4	.870