John Lucas
PG · Houston Rockets
Seasons 1976-77–1989-90 · 14 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1953
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Player info
| Nickname | Luke, Tweety Bird |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #5 (also #15, #4, #10, #20) |
| Team | Houston Rockets |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 175 lb |
| Born | 1953-10-31 |
| College | Maryland |
| Drafted | 1976 · Round 1, Pick 1 · Houston Rockets |
| Seasons | 1976-77–1989-90 (14) |
Career averages
10.7 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 7.0 APG · 928 games · .449 FG% · .303 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | HOU | 23 | 82 | 30.9 | .477 | — | .789 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 15.0 | .512 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 24 | 82 | 35.8 | .435 | — | .772 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 16.4 | .481 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 25 | 82 | 37.7 | .462 | — | .822 | 3.0 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 16.1 | 16.9 | .514 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 26 | 80 | 34.5 | .467 | .286 | .768 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 15.3 | .528 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 27 | 66 | 29.1 | .439 | .167 | .738 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 11.6 | .487 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 28 | 79 | 24.6 | .426 | .091 | .784 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 15.2 | .479 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 29 | 35 | 11.0 | .473 | 0.000 | .500 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 14.4 | .485 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 30 | 63 | 28.7 | .462 | .275 | .764 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 10.9 | 18.1 | .519 |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 31 | 47 | 24.6 | .462 | .318 | .798 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 17.4 | .533 |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 32 | 65 | 32.6 | .446 | .308 | .775 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 17.4 | .530 |
| 1986-87 | MIL | 33 | 43 | 31.6 | .457 | .365 | .787 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 17.5 | 19.4 | .537 |
| 1987-88 | MIL | 34 | 81 | 21.8 | .445 | .338 | .802 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 16.1 | .529 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 35 | 74 | 11.4 | .398 | .265 | .701 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 16.6 | .466 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 36 | 49 | 19.1 | .375 | .299 | .764 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 11.5 | .454 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | HOU | 82 | — | 2,531 | 388 | 814 | .477 | — | — | 135 | 171 | 219 | 463 | 125 | 19 | — | 911 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 82 | 82 | 2,933 | 412 | 947 | .435 | — | — | 193 | 250 | 255 | 768 | 160 | 9 | 213 | 1,017 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 82 | 82 | 3,095 | 530 | 1,146 | .462 | — | — | 264 | 321 | 247 | 762 | 152 | 9 | 255 | 1,324 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 80 | — | 2,763 | 388 | 830 | .467 | 12 | 42 | 222 | 289 | 220 | 602 | 138 | 3 | 184 | 1,010 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 66 | — | 1,919 | 222 | 506 | .439 | 4 | 24 | 107 | 145 | 154 | 464 | 83 | 2 | 185 | 555 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 79 | 53 | 1,940 | 263 | 618 | .426 | 2 | 22 | 138 | 176 | 166 | 551 | 95 | 6 | 156 | 666 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 35 | 0 | 386 | 62 | 131 | .473 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 29 | 102 | 25 | 1 | 47 | 145 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 63 | 39 | 1,807 | 275 | 595 | .462 | 19 | 69 | 120 | 157 | 180 | 673 | 92 | 5 | 147 | 689 |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 47 | 21 | 1,158 | 206 | 446 | .462 | 21 | 66 | 103 | 129 | 85 | 318 | 62 | 2 | 102 | 536 |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 65 | 65 | 2,120 | 365 | 818 | .446 | 45 | 146 | 231 | 298 | 143 | 571 | 77 | 5 | 149 | 1,006 |
| 1986-87 | MIL | 43 | 40 | 1,358 | 285 | 624 | .457 | 46 | 126 | 137 | 174 | 125 | 290 | 71 | 6 | 89 | 753 |
| 1987-88 | MIL | 81 | 22 | 1,766 | 281 | 631 | .445 | 51 | 151 | 130 | 162 | 159 | 392 | 88 | 3 | 125 | 743 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 74 | 8 | 842 | 119 | 299 | .398 | 18 | 68 | 54 | 77 | 79 | 260 | 60 | 1 | 66 | 310 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 49 | 18 | 938 | 109 | 291 | .375 | 26 | 87 | 42 | 55 | 90 | 238 | 45 | 2 | 85 | 286 |
| Career | 928 | — | — | 3,905 | 8,696 | .449 | 244 | 806 | 1897 | 2446 | 2151 | 6454 | 1273 | 73 | 1803 | 9,951 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | HOU | 82 | 30.9 | 5.5 | 11.6 | .477 | — | — | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | — | 13.0 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 82 | 35.8 | 5.1 | 11.6 | .435 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 12.5 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 82 | 37.7 | 6.2 | 13.3 | .462 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 15.4 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 80 | 34.5 | 5.1 | 10.8 | .467 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 13.2 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 66 | 29.1 | 4.2 | 9.5 | .439 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 10.4 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 79 | 24.6 | 4.9 | 11.5 | .426 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 12.4 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 35 | 11.0 | 5.8 | 12.2 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 13.5 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 63 | 28.7 | 5.5 | 11.9 | .462 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 13.7 |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 47 | 24.6 | 6.4 | 13.9 | .462 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 16.7 |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 65 | 32.6 | 6.2 | 13.9 | .446 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 17.1 |
| 1986-87 | MIL | 43 | 31.6 | 7.6 | 16.5 | .457 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 20.0 |
| 1987-88 | MIL | 81 | 21.8 | 5.7 | 12.9 | .445 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 15.1 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 74 | 11.4 | 5.1 | 12.8 | .398 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 13.3 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 49 | 19.1 | 4.2 | 11.2 | .375 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 11.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | HOU | 82 | 2,531 | 15.0 | .512 | — | 3.6 | 1.2 | 4.8 | .091 | +1.1 | -0.2 | +0.9 | +1.9 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 82 | 2,933 | 16.4 | .481 | 17.3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 5.2 | .085 | +1.5 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 82 | 3,095 | 16.9 | .514 | 20.2 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 7.9 | .122 | +1.5 | +0.0 | +1.4 | +2.7 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 80 | 2,763 | 15.3 | .528 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .103 | +0.7 | -0.3 | +0.4 | +1.7 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 66 | 1,919 | 11.6 | .487 | 15.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .032 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.7 | +0.2 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 79 | 1,940 | 15.2 | .479 | 18.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .095 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +1.8 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 35 | 386 | 14.4 | .485 | 21.1 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .055 | +0.0 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.3 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 63 | 1,807 | 18.1 | .519 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 4.3 | .114 | +3.2 | -0.7 | +2.5 | +2.0 |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 47 | 1,158 | 17.4 | .533 | 20.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .134 | +2.6 | +0.0 | +2.6 | +1.3 |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 65 | 2,120 | 17.4 | .530 | 20.2 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 5.7 | .130 | +3.0 | -1.2 | +1.8 | +2.0 |
| 1986-87 | MIL | 43 | 1,358 | 19.4 | .537 | 23.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 4.3 | .152 | +3.8 | -0.1 | +3.7 | +2.0 |
| 1987-88 | MIL | 81 | 1,766 | 16.1 | .529 | 19.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | .106 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +2.0 | +1.8 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 74 | 842 | 16.6 | .466 | 18.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .109 | +2.2 | +0.3 | +2.4 | +0.9 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 49 | 938 | 11.5 | .454 | 17.3 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .052 | -1.0 | +0.1 | -0.9 | +0.3 |
| Career | 928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53.7 | — | — | — | — | +21.2 |
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 | PPG | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | 12 | 14.7 | .572 |
| 1981-82 | 7 | 4.4 | .567 |
| 1984-85 | 5 | 13.6 | .379 |
| 1986-87 | 12 | 15.6 | .546 |
| 1987-88 | 5 | 5.8 | .468 |
| 1988-89 | 4 | 2.8 | .308 |
| Career | 45 | 11.2 | .508 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does John Lucas play for?
John Lucas plays PG for the Houston Rockets.
What are John Lucas's career stats?
John Lucas has averaged 10.7 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 7.0 APG over 14 seasons (1976-77–1989-90).
How tall is John Lucas?
John Lucas is 6-3 (175 lb).
When was John Lucas drafted?
John Lucas was drafted in 1976, round 1, pick 1, by the Houston Rockets.