Bio
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Debut
- 1963
- College
- Ohio State
- All-Star MVP
- 1964-65
- Rookie of the Year
- 1963-64
- All-NBA First Team
- 3x
All awards (5)
- 1x All-Star MVP
- 1x Rookie of the Year
- 3x All-NBA First Team
- 2x All-NBA Second Team
- 1x All-Rookie First Team
Bio
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Debut
- 1963
- College
- Ohio State
- All-Star MVP
- 1964-65
- Rookie of the Year
- 1963-64
- All-NBA First Team
- 3x
All awards (5)
- 1x All-Star MVP
- 1x Rookie of the Year
- 3x All-NBA First Team
- 2x All-NBA Second Team
- 1x All-Rookie First Team
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 17.0
- REB
- 0.5
- AST
- 3.3
- STL
- 0.0
- BLK
- 0.0
- TS%
- 54.4
- MIN
- 38.8
- GP
- 829
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 |  SAC | 17.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 57.8 | 41.4 | 79 |
| 1964-65 | SAC | 21.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 55.1 | 43.4 | 66 |
| 1965-66 | SAC | 21.5 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.9 | 44.5 | 79 |
| 1966-67 | SAC | 17.8 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.8 | 43.9 | 81 |
| 1967-68 | SAC | 21.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 56.5 | 44.1 | 82 |
| 1968-69 | SAC | 18.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59.0 | 41.6 | 74 |
| 1969-70 | SAC | 10.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 29.5 | 4 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 12.4
- REB
- 0.3
- AST
- 3.0
- STL
- 0.1
- BLK
- 0.0
- TS%
- 51.1
- MIN
- 32.9
- GP
- 72
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 14,053
- REB
- 374
- AST
- 2,730
- STL
- 28
- BLK
- 24
- TO
- 0
- FGM
- 5,709
- 3PTM
- 0
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | SAC | 1,400 | 0 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 0 |
| 1964-65 | SAC | 1,414 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 558 | 0 |
| 1965-66 | SAC | 1,697 | 0 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 690 | 0 |
| 1966-67 | SAC | 1,438 | 0 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 577 | 0 |
| 1967-68 | SAC | 1,760 | 0 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 707 | 0 |
| 1968-69 | SAC | 1,357 | 0 | 306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 555 | 0 |
| 1969-70 | SAC | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 15.8
- REB
- 0.5
- AST
- 3.1
- STL
- 0.0
- BLK
- 0.0
- TS%
- 54.4
- MIN
- 38.8
- GP
- 829
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | SAC | 15.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 57.8 | 41.4 | 79 |
| 1964-65 | SAC | 17.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 55.1 | 43.4 | 66 |
| 1965-66 | SAC | 17.4 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.9 | 44.5 | 79 |
| 1966-67 | SAC | 14.6 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.8 | 43.9 | 81 |
| 1967-68 | SAC | 17.6 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 56.5 | 44.1 | 82 |
| 1968-69 | SAC | 15.8 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59.0 | 41.6 | 74 |
| 1969-70 | SAC | 12.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 29.5 | 4 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Jerry Lucas's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Jerry Lucas covers 7 seasons with the Kings; its career totals count every season. He scored 14,053 points with 374 rebounds and 2,730 assists in 829 games — 17.0 points, 0.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. His best season was 1967-68: 1,760 points, 0 rebounds and 251 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
7 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1963-64 to 1969-70
Awards
- All-NBA Second Team ×2: 1963-64, 1966-67
- NBA Rookie of the Year: 1963-64
- NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1963-64
- All-NBA First Team ×3: 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68
- NBA All-Star MVP: 1964-65
All-time career rank
- 166th in points (14,053)
- 227th in assists (2,730)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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