John Lucas stats
Bio
- Age
- 72 yearsOct 31, 1953
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 175 lbs
- All-Rookie First Team
- 1976-77
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 10.7
- REB
- 2.3
- AST
- 7.0
- STL
- 1.4
- BLK
- 0.1
- TS%
- 50.9
- MIN
- 27.5
- GP
- 928
Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 11.2
- REB
- 2.1
- AST
- 4.9
- STL
- 1.2
- BLK
- 0.1
- TS%
- 51.2
- MIN
- 25.2
- GP
- 45
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 9,951
- REB
- 2,151
- AST
- 6,454
- STL
- 1,273
- BLK
- 73
- TO
- 1,803
- FGM
- 3,905
- 3PTM
- 244
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 14.0
- REB
- 3.0
- AST
- 9.1
- STL
- 1.8
- BLK
- 0.1
- TS%
- 50.9
- MIN
- 27.5
- GP
- 928
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.
Bio
- Age
- 72 yearsOct 31, 1953
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 175 lbs
- Experience
- 14 yearsDebut 1976
- Draft
- 1976Rd 1, Pk 1
- College
- Maryland
- All-Rookie First Team
- 1976-77
Latest performance
John Lucas
Feb 27 · @ DET · L 106-102
- MIN
- 1
- PTS
- 0
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- FG%
- 0.0
- 3PTM
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Feb 27 | at DETL 106-102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri, Feb 23 | at BKNW 125-115 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Tue, Feb 20 | at MINL 97-92 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Mon, Feb 19 | at CHIL 107-102 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Sat, Feb 17 | vs SAL 104-102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Thu, Feb 15 | vs NYW 124-105 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
What were John Lucas's career stats?
John Lucas played 14 seasons for the Rockets, the Warriors, the Wizards, the Spurs, the Bucks and the Thunder. He scored 9,951 points with 2,151 rebounds and 6,454 assists in 928 games — 10.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game. His best season was 1978-79: 1,324 points, 247 rebounds and 762 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1976-77 to 1989-90
Awards
More on John Lucas
Playoff series
John Lucas played 45 games across 6 NBA postseasons in 10 series — 3 won, 7 lost.
| 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 |  HOU | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1988-89 |  LAL | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| 1987-88 | HAW | Lost 2-3 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| 1986-87 |  PHI | Won 3-2 | 5 | 13.8 | 2.0 | 6.4 |
| 1986-87 |  BOS | Lost 3-4 | 7 | 16.9 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| 1984-85 |  UTAH | Lost 2-3 | 5 | 13.6 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| 1981-82 | BKN | Won 2-0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 1976-77 |  WSH | Won 4-2 | 6 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 5.8 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
John Lucas’s playoff series, round by round
Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
John Lucas against each club
- vs Utah Jazz (52)
- vs Boston Celtics (50)
- vs Sacramento Kings (49)
- vs LA Clippers (48)
- vs Philadelphia 76ers (47)
- vs Portland Trail Blazers (47)
- vs Chicago Bulls (46)
- vs Denver Nuggets (46)
- vs Phoenix Suns (44)
- vs Waterloo Hawks (44)
- vs Brooklyn Nets (43)
- vs Los Angeles Lakers (43)
- vs New York Knicks (42)
- vs Oklahoma City Thunder (42)
- vs Cleveland Cavaliers (40)
- vs San Antonio Spurs (40)
- vs Detroit Pistons (38)
- vs Indiana Pacers (38)
- vs Washington Wizards (37)
- vs Milwaukee Bucks (33)
- vs Dallas Mavericks (32)
- vs Golden State Warriors (31)
- vs Houston Rockets (27)
- vs Miami Heat (6)
- vs Charlotte Hornets (4)
- vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3)
- vs Orlando Magic (1)
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