Maurice Lucas
Seasons 1974-75–1987-88 · 14 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1952
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Player info
| Nickname | Luke, Mo, The Enforcer |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #20 (also #25, #33, #23) |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1952-02-18 |
| College | Marquette |
| Drafted | 1974 · Round 1, Pick 14 · Chicago Bulls |
| Seasons | 1974-75–1987-88 (14) |
Career averages
14.6 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 2.4 APG · 1021 games · .471 FG% · .143 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | SSL | 22 | 80 | 30.8 | .467 | .222 | .786 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 16.4 | .510 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 23 | 86 | 33.3 | .461 | .167 | .767 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 17.0 | 15.5 | .496 |
| SSL | 23 | 28 | 38.0 | .460 | 0.000 | .731 | 15.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 20.4 | 16.3 | .486 | |
| KEN | 23 | 58 | 31.0 | .461 | .429 | .784 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | .504 | |
| 1976-77 | POR | 24 | 79 | 36.2 | .466 | — | .765 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 20.2 | 18.3 | .516 |
| 1977-78 | POR | 25 | 68 | 31.2 | .458 | — | .767 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 16.4 | 17.3 | .502 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 26 | 69 | 35.7 | .470 | — | .783 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 20.4 | 18.4 | .517 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 27 | 63 | 29.9 | .456 | .222 | .749 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 14.8 | .503 |
| POR | 27 | 41 | 28.7 | .440 | .400 | .730 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 14.3 | 13.8 | .480 | |
| NJN | 27 | 22 | 32.2 | .490 | 0.000 | .775 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 16.4 | .548 | |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 28 | 68 | 31.8 | .484 | 0.000 | .752 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 14.7 | 14.6 | .528 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 29 | 80 | 33.4 | .504 | 0.000 | .725 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 15.8 | 17.9 | .547 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 30 | 77 | 33.6 | .474 | .333 | .781 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 16.5 | 16.1 | .528 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 31 | 75 | 30.8 | .497 | 0.000 | .765 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 15.9 | 18.1 | .555 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 32 | 63 | 26.5 | .476 | 0.000 | .750 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 13.4 | 15.1 | .517 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 33 | 77 | 22.7 | .462 | .500 | .783 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10.2 | 13.8 | .520 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 34 | 63 | 17.8 | .451 | 0.000 | .802 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 13.7 | .532 |
| 1987-88 | POR | 35 | 73 | 16.3 | .450 | 0.000 | .736 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 11.5 | .508 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | SSL | 80 | — | 2,464 | 438 | 937 | .467 | 2 | 9 | 180 | 229 | 816 | 287 | 89 | 64 | 208 | 1,058 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 86 | — | 2,861 | 620 | 1,346 | .461 | 3 | 18 | 217 | 283 | 970 | 224 | 75 | 57 | 298 | 1,460 |
| SSL | 28 | — | 1,065 | 252 | 548 | .460 | 0 | 11 | 68 | 93 | 422 | 77 | 19 | 21 | 112 | 572 | |
| KEN | 58 | — | 1,796 | 368 | 798 | .461 | 3 | 7 | 149 | 190 | 548 | 147 | 56 | 36 | 186 | 888 | |
| 1976-77 | POR | 79 | — | 2,863 | 632 | 1,357 | .466 | — | — | 335 | 438 | 899 | 229 | 83 | 56 | — | 1,599 |
| 1977-78 | POR | 68 | — | 2,119 | 453 | 989 | .458 | — | — | 207 | 270 | 621 | 173 | 61 | 56 | 192 | 1,113 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 69 | — | 2,462 | 568 | 1,208 | .470 | — | — | 270 | 345 | 716 | 215 | 66 | 81 | 233 | 1,406 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 63 | — | 1,884 | 371 | 813 | .456 | 2 | 9 | 179 | 239 | 537 | 208 | 42 | 62 | 218 | 923 |
| POR | 41 | — | 1,176 | 243 | 552 | .440 | 2 | 5 | 100 | 137 | 325 | 125 | 23 | 35 | 148 | 588 | |
| NJN | 22 | — | 708 | 128 | 261 | .490 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 102 | 212 | 83 | 19 | 27 | 70 | 335 | |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 68 | — | 2,162 | 404 | 835 | .484 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 254 | 575 | 173 | 57 | 59 | 176 | 999 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 80 | 74 | 2,671 | 505 | 1,001 | .504 | 0 | 3 | 253 | 349 | 903 | 179 | 68 | 70 | 173 | 1,263 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 77 | 71 | 2,586 | 495 | 1,045 | .474 | 1 | 3 | 278 | 356 | 799 | 219 | 56 | 43 | 221 | 1,269 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 75 | 69 | 2,309 | 451 | 908 | .497 | 0 | 5 | 293 | 383 | 725 | 203 | 55 | 39 | 177 | 1,195 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 63 | 22 | 1,670 | 346 | 727 | .476 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 200 | 557 | 145 | 39 | 17 | 151 | 842 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 77 | 8 | 1,750 | 302 | 653 | .462 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 230 | 566 | 84 | 45 | 24 | 121 | 785 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 63 | 0 | 1,120 | 175 | 388 | .451 | 0 | 5 | 150 | 187 | 307 | 65 | 34 | 21 | 75 | 500 |
| 1987-88 | POR | 73 | 0 | 1,191 | 168 | 373 | .450 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 148 | 315 | 94 | 33 | 10 | 73 | 445 |
| Career | 1021 | — | — | 5,928 | 12,580 | .471 | 9 | 63 | 2992 | 3911 | 9306 | 2498 | 803 | 659 | 2316 | 14,857 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | SSL | 80 | 30.8 | 6.4 | 13.7 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 11.9 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 15.5 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 86 | 33.3 | 7.8 | 16.9 | .461 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 18.4 |
| SSL | 28 | 38.0 | 8.5 | 18.5 | .460 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 19.3 | |
| KEN | 58 | 31.0 | 7.4 | 16.0 | .461 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 17.8 | |
| 1976-77 | POR | 79 | 36.2 | 7.9 | 17.1 | .466 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.5 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | — | 20.1 |
| 1977-78 | POR | 68 | 31.2 | 7.7 | 16.8 | .458 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 18.9 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 69 | 35.7 | 8.3 | 17.7 | .470 | — | — | 3.9 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 20.6 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 63 | 29.9 | 7.1 | 15.5 | .456 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 17.6 |
| POR | 41 | 28.7 | 7.4 | 16.9 | .440 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 18.0 | |
| NJN | 22 | 32.2 | 6.5 | 13.3 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 17.0 | |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 68 | 31.8 | 6.7 | 13.9 | .484 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 16.6 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 80 | 33.4 | 6.8 | 13.5 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 17.0 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 77 | 33.6 | 6.9 | 14.5 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 17.7 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 75 | 30.8 | 7.0 | 14.2 | .497 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 18.6 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 63 | 26.5 | 7.5 | 15.7 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 18.2 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 77 | 22.7 | 6.2 | 13.4 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 16.1 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 63 | 17.8 | 5.6 | 12.5 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 16.1 |
| 1987-88 | POR | 73 | 16.3 | 5.1 | 11.3 | .450 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 13.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | SSL | 80 | 2,464 | 16.4 | .510 | 19.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.5 | .108 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +1.8 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 86 | 2,861 | 15.5 | .496 | 23.6 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | .079 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -1.2 | +0.6 |
| SSL | 28 | 1,065 | 16.3 | .486 | 25.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .062 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -2.1 | +0.0 | |
| KEN | 58 | 1,796 | 15.0 | .504 | 22.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .089 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.7 | +0.6 | |
| 1976-77 | POR | 79 | 2,863 | 18.3 | .516 | — | 4.9 | 3.9 | 8.7 | .147 | +1.6 | -0.8 | +0.8 | +2.1 |
| 1977-78 | POR | 68 | 2,119 | 17.3 | .502 | 24.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.8 | .131 | +0.7 | -0.1 | +0.6 | +1.4 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 69 | 2,462 | 18.4 | .517 | 25.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 6.2 | .121 | +1.0 | -0.3 | +0.7 | +1.7 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 63 | 1,884 | 14.8 | .503 | 24.3 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | .061 | -1.2 | +0.2 | -1.0 | +0.5 |
| POR | 41 | 1,176 | 13.8 | .480 | 26.5 | -1.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | .025 | -2.1 | -0.3 | -2.4 | -0.1 | |
| NJN | 22 | 708 | 16.4 | .548 | 20.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .120 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.6 | |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 68 | 2,162 | 14.6 | .528 | 20.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | .078 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.9 | +0.6 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 80 | 2,671 | 17.9 | .547 | 20.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 7.4 | .133 | +1.1 | -0.5 | +0.6 | +1.8 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 77 | 2,586 | 16.1 | .528 | 22.5 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.1 | .132 | -0.2 | +0.0 | -0.3 | +1.1 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 75 | 2,309 | 18.1 | .555 | 22.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 6.4 | .134 | +1.1 | -0.5 | +0.6 | +1.5 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 63 | 1,670 | 15.1 | .517 | 23.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | .072 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 77 | 1,750 | 13.8 | .520 | 20.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | .110 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 63 | 1,120 | 13.7 | .532 | 19.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .104 | -1.5 | -0.3 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| 1987-88 | POR | 73 | 1,191 | 11.5 | .508 | 16.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .091 | -2.2 | -0.1 | -2.2 | -0.1 |
| Career | 1021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68.9 | — | — | — | — | +13.1 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | 19 | 38.5 | 21.2 | 9.9 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .519 | — | .559 |
| 1977-78 | 6 | 38.8 | 17.2 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .426 | — | .443 |
| 1978-79 | 3 | 34.7 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .341 | — | .374 |
| 1982-83 | 2 | 28.5 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | .571 | — | .571 |
| 1983-84 | 17 | 33.5 | 17.4 | 9.9 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .511 | — | .564 |
| 1984-85 | 3 | 28.0 | 19.7 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .468 | — | .533 |
| 1985-86 | 14 | 23.4 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .527 | — | .548 |
| 1986-87 | 14 | 18.9 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .389 | 0.000 | .459 |
| 1987-88 | 4 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .308 | — | .339 |
| Career | 82 | 29.7 | 14.1 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .484 | 0.000 | .526 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 422 | 14.9 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 301–121 |
| Away | 433 | 14.0 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 159–274 |
| In wins | 460 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 460–0 |
| In losses | 395 | 13.7 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 0–395 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 32 | 16.9 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 12–20 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 36 | 15.1 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 11–25 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 27 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 16–11 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 31 | 16.5 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 17–14 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 34 | 16.6 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 23–11 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 31 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 15–16 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 43 | 14.2 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 21–22 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 33 | 14.7 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 17–16 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 49 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 31–18 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 43 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 21–22 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 36 | 15.7 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 20–16 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 40 | 13.0 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 24–16 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 46 | 12.8 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 21–25 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 13.6 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 14–20 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 32 | 18.5 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 18–14 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 16.1 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 12–23 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 33 | 13.3 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 21–12 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 13.8 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 19–8 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 43 | 13.2 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 29–14 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 44 | 15.8 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 27–17 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 39 | 14.4 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 25–14 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Maurice Lucas play for?
Maurice Lucas plays PF for the Portland Trail Blazers.
What are Maurice Lucas's career stats?
Maurice Lucas has averaged 14.6 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 2.4 APG over 14 seasons (1974-75–1987-88).
How tall is Maurice Lucas?
Maurice Lucas is 6-9 (215 lb).
When was Maurice Lucas drafted?
Maurice Lucas was drafted in 1974, round 1, pick 14, by the Chicago Bulls.