Jerry Lucas
C · New York Knicks
Seasons 1963-64–1973-74 · 11 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1940
★ Hall of Fame★ Rookie of the Year7× All-Star5× All-NBA
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Player info
| Position | C |
|---|---|
| Number | #16 (also #47, #32) |
| Team | New York Knicks |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 230 lb |
| Born | 1940-03-30 |
| College | Ohio State |
| Drafted | 1962 · Round 1, Pick 6 · CIN |
| Seasons | 1963-64–1973-74 (11) |
Career averages
17.0 PPG, 15.6 RPG, 3.3 APG · 829 games · .499 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | CIN | 23 | 79 | 41.4 | .527 | — | .779 | 17.4 | 2.6 | — | — | 17.7 | 18.9 | .578 |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 24 | 66 | 43.4 | .498 | — | .814 | 20.0 | 2.4 | — | — | 21.4 | 20.9 | .551 |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 25 | 79 | 44.5 | .453 | — | .787 | 21.1 | 2.7 | — | — | 21.5 | 18.8 | .499 |
| 1966-67 | CIN | 26 | 81 | 43.9 | .459 | — | .791 | 19.1 | 3.3 | — | — | 17.8 | 16.9 | .508 |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 27 | 82 | 44.1 | .519 | — | .778 | 19.0 | 3.1 | — | — | 21.5 | 19.8 | .565 |
| 1968-69 | CIN | 28 | 74 | 41.6 | .551 | — | .755 | 18.4 | 4.1 | — | — | 18.3 | 20.6 | .590 |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 29 | 67 | 36.1 | .507 | — | .784 | 14.2 | 2.6 | — | — | 15.1 | 17.9 | .554 |
| CIN | 29 | 4 | 29.5 | .514 | — | .714 | 11.3 | 2.3 | — | — | 10.3 | 15.6 | .538 | |
| SFW | 29 | 63 | 36.5 | .507 | — | .786 | 14.4 | 2.6 | — | — | 15.4 | 18.1 | .555 | |
| 1970-71 | SFW | 30 | 80 | 40.6 | .498 | — | .787 | 15.8 | 3.7 | — | — | 19.2 | 20.6 | .544 |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 31 | 77 | 38.0 | .512 | — | .791 | 13.1 | 4.1 | — | — | 16.7 | 19.5 | .548 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 32 | 71 | 28.2 | .513 | — | .800 | 7.2 | 4.5 | — | — | 9.9 | 17.3 | .540 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 33 | 73 | 22.3 | .462 | — | .698 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 12.6 | .492 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | CIN | 79 | — | 3,273 | 545 | 1,035 | .527 | — | — | 310 | 398 | 1375 | 204 | — | — | — | 1,400 |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 66 | — | 2,864 | 558 | 1,121 | .498 | — | — | 298 | 366 | 1321 | 157 | — | — | — | 1,414 |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 79 | — | 3,517 | 690 | 1,523 | .453 | — | — | 317 | 403 | 1668 | 213 | — | — | — | 1,697 |
| 1966-67 | CIN | 81 | — | 3,558 | 577 | 1,257 | .459 | — | — | 284 | 359 | 1547 | 268 | — | — | — | 1,438 |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 82 | — | 3,619 | 707 | 1,361 | .519 | — | — | 346 | 445 | 1560 | 251 | — | — | — | 1,760 |
| 1968-69 | CIN | 74 | — | 3,075 | 555 | 1,007 | .551 | — | — | 247 | 327 | 1360 | 306 | — | — | — | 1,357 |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 67 | — | 2,420 | 405 | 799 | .507 | — | — | 200 | 255 | 951 | 175 | — | — | — | 1,010 |
| CIN | 4 | — | 118 | 18 | 35 | .514 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 45 | 9 | — | — | — | 41 | |
| SFW | 63 | — | 2,302 | 387 | 764 | .507 | — | — | 195 | 248 | 906 | 166 | — | — | — | 969 | |
| 1970-71 | SFW | 80 | — | 3,251 | 623 | 1,250 | .498 | — | — | 289 | 367 | 1265 | 293 | — | — | — | 1,535 |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 77 | — | 2,926 | 543 | 1,060 | .512 | — | — | 197 | 249 | 1011 | 318 | — | — | — | 1,283 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 71 | — | 2,001 | 312 | 608 | .513 | — | — | 80 | 100 | 510 | 317 | — | — | — | 704 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 73 | — | 1,627 | 194 | 420 | .462 | — | — | 67 | 96 | 374 | 230 | 28 | 24 | — | 455 |
| Career | 829 | — | — | 5,709 | 11,441 | .499 | 0 | 0 | 2635 | 3365 | 12942 | 2732 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 14,053 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | CIN | 79 | 41.4 | 6.0 | 11.4 | .527 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.4 | 15.1 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 66 | 43.4 | 7.0 | 14.1 | .498 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.6 | 16.6 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 17.8 |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 79 | 44.5 | 7.1 | 15.6 | .453 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.1 | 17.1 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 17.4 |
| 1966-67 | CIN | 81 | 43.9 | 5.8 | 12.7 | .459 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.6 | 15.7 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 82 | 44.1 | 7.0 | 13.5 | .519 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.4 | 15.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 17.5 |
| 1968-69 | CIN | 74 | 41.6 | 6.5 | 11.8 | .551 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.8 | 15.9 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 15.9 |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 67 | 36.1 | 6.0 | 11.9 | .507 | — | — | 3.0 | 3.8 | 14.1 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 15.0 |
| CIN | 4 | 29.5 | 5.5 | 10.7 | .514 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.1 | 13.7 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 12.5 | |
| SFW | 63 | 36.5 | 6.1 | 11.9 | .507 | — | — | 3.0 | 3.9 | 14.2 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 15.2 | |
| 1970-71 | SFW | 80 | 40.6 | 6.9 | 13.8 | .498 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.1 | 14.0 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 17.0 |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 77 | 38.0 | 6.7 | 13.0 | .512 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 15.8 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 71 | 28.2 | 5.6 | 10.9 | .513 | — | — | 1.4 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 12.7 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 73 | 22.3 | 4.3 | 9.3 | .462 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | — | 10.1 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | CIN | 79 | 3,273 | 18.9 | .578 | — | 8.8 | 3.9 | 12.7 | .187 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 66 | 2,864 | 20.9 | .551 | — | 7.6 | 2.3 | 9.9 | .166 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 79 | 3,517 | 18.8 | .499 | — | 4.5 | 3.6 | 8.1 | .110 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | CIN | 81 | 3,558 | 16.9 | .508 | — | 4.1 | 3.2 | 7.3 | .098 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 82 | 3,619 | 19.8 | .565 | — | 8.8 | 1.3 | 10.1 | .133 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | CIN | 74 | 3,075 | 20.6 | .590 | — | 8.6 | 0.8 | 9.5 | .148 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 67 | 2,420 | 17.9 | .554 | — | 4.2 | 3.7 | 7.9 | .157 | — | — | — | — |
| CIN | 4 | 118 | 15.6 | .538 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .111 | — | — | — | — | |
| SFW | 63 | 2,302 | 18.1 | .555 | — | 4.1 | 3.6 | 7.6 | .159 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970-71 | SFW | 80 | 3,251 | 20.6 | .544 | — | 6.8 | 3.8 | 10.5 | .156 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 77 | 2,926 | 19.5 | .548 | — | 5.8 | 5.4 | 11.2 | .184 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 71 | 2,001 | 17.3 | .540 | — | 3.4 | 4.4 | 7.8 | .188 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 73 | 1,627 | 12.6 | .492 | — | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | .101 | -0.1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +1.4 |
| Career | 829 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98.4 | — | — | — | — | +1.4 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 10 | 20.6 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .390 | — | .438 |
| 1964-65 | 4 | 0.0 | 23.2 | 21.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .507 | — | .549 |
| 1965-66 | 5 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 20.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .471 | — | .533 |
| 1966-67 | 4 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 19.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .436 | — | .447 |
| 1970-71 | 5 | 34.2 | 17.8 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .506 | — | .530 |
| 1971-72 | 16 | 46.1 | 18.6 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .552 |
| 1972-73 | 17 | 21.6 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .482 | — | .524 |
| 1973-74 | 11 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .238 | — | .238 |
| Career | 72 | 22.2 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .467 | — | .511 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 420 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 2.7 | 276–144 |
| Away | 409 | 16.7 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 175–234 |
| In wins | 451 | 17.2 | 16.0 | 2.8 | 451–0 |
| In losses | 378 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 0–378 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 71 | 17.2 | 15.6 | 2.6 | 35–36 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 85 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 2.4 | 37–48 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 43 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 2.2 | 19–24 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 19–3 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 71 | 19.1 | 17.6 | 1.7 | 48–23 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 63 | 16.3 | 18.6 | 3.4 | 38–25 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 34 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 22–12 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 73 | 19.0 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 26–47 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 2.5 | 11–15 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 62 | 19.8 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 39–23 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 85 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 2.9 | 40–45 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 25 | 17.3 | 11.6 | 3.8 | 12–13 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 14 | 16.5 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 10–4 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 7 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Jerry Lucas play for?
Jerry Lucas plays C for the New York Knicks.
What are Jerry Lucas's career stats?
Jerry Lucas has averaged 17.0 PPG, 15.6 RPG, 3.3 APG over 11 seasons (1963-64–1973-74).
How tall is Jerry Lucas?
Jerry Lucas is 6-8 (230 lb).
When was Jerry Lucas drafted?
Jerry Lucas was drafted in 1962, round 1, pick 6.