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Retired#32Forward1963–1973#199 all-time in points

Jerry Lucas

Jerry Lucas scored 14,053 points in 829 games, 199th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1965-66 at 21.5 points a game. He earned 7 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 8″ / 230 lb
Age86
PositionForward
BornMar 30, 1940
HometownMiddletown, Ohio
Experience1963–1973
CollegeOhio State University
Draft1962 · round null, pick null
High schoolMiddletown High School Ohio, Ohio
TeamsCincinnati Royals 1963–1969San Francisco Warriors 1969–1970New York Knicks 1971–1973
Career points
14,053
829 games · 17.0 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#199
Also 295th in assists, 17th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1963–1973. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1973-74.

1973-74 season

NYK · 73 games
Points4556.2 per game
Rebounds5.1374 total
Assists3.2230 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

7 badges earned
0Unicorn
2Rare Air
5Legend
  • ×5Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68
  • Rare AirCareer10,000 rebounds12,942 rebounds
  • ×7LegendSeasonAll-Star1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 +2 more
  • ×3LegendSeason20-10 season1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68
  • LegendCareer10,000 points14,053 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1972-73
  • LegendCareerRookie of the Year1963-64

Jerry Lucas career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1965-66 · 21.5 points per game

Jerry Lucas milestones

Career · regular season
14,053 career points
Retired 199th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points14,053Past 10,000 · 199th all-time
Rebounds12,942Past 12,500 · 17th all-time
Assists2,730Past 2,500 · 295th all-time

Jerry Lucas career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Jerry Lucas stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1973-74NYK734556.25.13.2.462—.698————
1972-73NYK717049.97.24.5.513—.800————
1971-72NYK771,28316.713.14.1.512—.791————
1970-71SFW801,53519.215.83.7.498—.787————
1969-70CIN/SFW671,01015.114.22.6.507—.784————
1968-69CIN741,35718.318.44.1.551—.755————
1967-68CIN821,76021.519.03.1.519—.778————
1966-67CIN811,43817.819.13.3.459—.791————
1965-66CIN791,69721.521.12.7.453—.787————
1964-65CIN661,41421.420.02.4.498—.814————
1963-64CIN791,40017.717.42.6.527—.779————
Career11 seasons82914,05317.015.63.3.499—.7830——0

Jerry Lucas splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
81%
Threes
0%
Free throws
19%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Jerry Lucas facts
How many career points did Jerry Lucas score?

Jerry Lucas scored 14,053 career regular-season points in 829 games, 17.0 per game, which ranks 199th all-time.

What was Jerry Lucas’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1965-66 with CIN: 21.5 points, 21.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

Where is Jerry Lucas from?

Jerry Lucas is from Middletown, Ohio. He played high school ball at Middletown High School in Ohio, Ohio. He played college ball at Ohio State University.

What teams did Jerry Lucas play for?

Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969); San Francisco Warriors (1969–1970); New York Knicks (1971–1973).