Seth Curry vs. John Lucas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Lucas and Seth Curry, 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.

Seth Curry played 10 years in the NBA, 4 less than John Lucas, who played 14. Seth Curry had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while John Lucas had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Seth Curry	10	5	2013-14 to 2023-24
John Lucas	14	6	1976-77 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Rookie Season
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	2013-14	1976-77
Team	Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets 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		%
Seth Curry	2	6.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	.333	0.5	0.5	1.000	0.0	0.0	-
John Lucas	82	30.9	11.1	0.7	2.0	2.7	5.6	1.5	0.2	-	2.1	4.7	9.9	.477	-	-	-	1.6	2.1	.789

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	12	35.8	14.7	0.3	2.4	2.8	6.9	2.0	0.3	-	2.8	6.3	11.6	.540	-	-	-	2.2	2.8	.765


Season 2
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	2014-15	1977-78
Team	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Seth Curry	2	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-
John Lucas	82	35.8	12.4	0.6	2.5	3.1	9.4	2.0	0.1	2.6	2.5	5.0	11.5	.435	-	-	-	2.4	3.0	.772

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	2015-16	1978-79
Team	Sacramento Kings	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Seth Curry	44	15.7	6.8	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.5	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.9	2.3	5.1	.455	1.1	2.5	.450	1.0	1.2	.833
John Lucas	82	37.7	16.1	0.8	2.2	3.0	9.3	1.9	0.1	3.1	2.8	6.5	14.0	.462	-	-	-	3.2	3.9	.822

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	2016-17	1979-80
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Seth Curry	70	29.0	12.8	0.4	2.2	2.6	2.7	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.8	4.8	10.0	.481	2.0	4.6	.425	1.2	1.4	.850
John Lucas	80	34.5	12.6	0.8	2.0	2.8	7.5	1.7	0.0	2.3	2.5	4.9	10.4	.467	0.2	0.5	.286	2.8	3.6	.768

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Seth Curry didn't play in 2017-18.


Season 5
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	2018-19	1980-81
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Seth Curry	74	18.9	7.9	0.4	1.3	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.3	2.9	6.3	.456	1.5	3.4	.450	0.6	0.7	.846
John Lucas	66	29.1	8.4	0.5	1.8	2.3	7.0	1.3	0.0	2.8	2.1	3.4	7.7	.439	0.1	0.4	.167	1.6	2.2	.738

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	16	20.4	5.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.4	1.7	1.9	5.1	.366	1.3	3.3	.404	0.6	0.7	.818
John Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	2019-20	1981-82
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East 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		%
Seth Curry	64	24.6	12.4	0.4	1.8	2.3	1.9	0.6	0.1	1.0	1.8	4.4	9.0	.495	2.3	5.0	.452	1.3	1.5	.825
John Lucas	79	24.6	8.4	0.5	1.6	2.1	7.0	1.2	0.1	2.0	1.3	3.3	7.8	.426	0.0	0.3	.091	1.7	2.2	.784

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	6	28.8	12.8	0.3	1.5	1.8	1.3	1.0	0.0	1.3	2.3	5.2	8.8	.585	1.7	3.5	.476	0.8	0.8	1.000
John Lucas	7	10.6	4.4	0.0	1.1	1.1	2.9	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.9	2.0	3.7	.538	0.1	0.4	.333	0.3	0.4	.667


Season 7
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	2020-21	1982-83
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers 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		%
Seth Curry	57	28.7	12.5	0.2	2.2	2.4	2.7	0.8	0.1	1.1	1.7	4.5	9.7	.467	2.2	4.9	.450	1.2	1.4	.896
John Lucas	35	11.0	4.1	0.2	0.6	0.8	2.9	0.7	0.0	1.3	0.5	1.8	3.7	.473	0.0	0.1	.000	0.6	1.2	.500

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	12	31.8	18.8	0.3	2.0	2.3	2.3	0.8	0.3	0.8	2.8	7.1	12.3	.578	3.4	6.8	.506	1.3	1.6	.789
John Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	2021-22	1983-84
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Seth Curry	64	33.3	15.0	0.3	2.8	3.1	3.6	0.8	0.2	1.7	2.3	5.6	11.5	.487	2.5	5.8	.422	1.3	1.5	.872
John Lucas	63	28.7	10.9	0.4	2.5	2.9	10.7	1.5	0.1	2.3	2.0	4.4	9.4	.462	0.3	1.1	.275	1.9	2.5	.764

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	4	33.0	14.5	0.5	2.0	2.5	3.0	0.3	0.8	0.8	3.8	5.5	9.8	.564	3.0	5.8	.522	0.5	0.8	.667
John Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	2022-23	1984-85
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Seth Curry	61	19.9	9.2	0.2	1.4	1.6	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.8	1.6	3.4	7.4	.463	1.5	3.8	.405	0.8	0.9	.927
John Lucas	47	24.6	11.4	0.4	1.4	1.8	6.8	1.3	0.0	2.2	1.7	4.4	9.5	.462	0.4	1.4	.318	2.2	2.7	.798

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	3	19.3	8.3	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	3.3	6.3	.526	1.0	3.0	.333	0.7	1.0	.667
John Lucas	5	30.4	13.6	1.4	2.8	4.2	5.4	1.2	0.0	1.4	2.8	5.2	16.0	.325	0.4	2.8	.143	2.8	4.4	.636


Season 10
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	2023-24	1985-86
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Seth Curry	44	14.0	5.1	0.4	1.1	1.5	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.9	1.8	4.6	.392	0.9	2.5	.352	0.6	0.7	.903
John Lucas	65	32.6	15.5	0.5	1.7	2.2	8.8	1.2	0.1	2.3	1.9	5.6	12.6	.446	0.7	2.2	.308	3.6	4.6	.775

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	-	1986-87
Team	-	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Bucks Lost East 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		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	43	31.6	17.5	0.7	2.2	2.9	6.7	1.7	0.1	2.1	1.9	6.6	14.5	.457	1.1	2.9	.365	3.2	4.0	.787

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	12	30.2	15.6	0.3	1.8	2.1	5.2	1.2	0.1	1.7	1.4	5.7	12.5	.453	1.0	3.0	.333	3.3	4.0	.813


Season 12
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	-	1987-88
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		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	81	21.8	9.2	0.4	1.6	2.0	4.8	1.1	0.0	1.5	1.3	3.5	7.8	.445	0.6	1.9	.338	1.6	2.0	.802

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	5	16.0	5.8	1.0	0.6	1.6	3.8	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.0	2.0	5.4	.370	0.6	2.6	.231	1.2	1.8	.667


Season 13
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	-	1988-89
Team	-	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Supersonics 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		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	74	11.4	4.2	0.3	0.8	1.1	3.5	0.8	0.0	0.9	0.7	1.6	4.0	.398	0.2	0.9	.265	0.7	1.0	.701

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	4	9.3	2.8	0.0	0.3	0.3	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.3	1.3	4.3	.294	0.0	0.8	.000	0.3	0.5	.500


Season 14
	Seth Curry	John Lucas
Season	-	1989-90
Team	-	Houston Rockets
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		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	49	19.1	5.8	0.4	1.4	1.8	4.9	0.9	0.0	1.7	1.2	2.2	5.9	.375	0.5	1.8	.299	0.9	1.1	.764

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Seth Curry vs. John Lucas Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14