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Retired#10Guard1976–1989#419 all-time in points

John Lucas

John Lucas scored 9,951 points in 928 games, 419th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1986-87 at 17.5 points a game. He earned 1 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 3″ / 175 lb
Age73
PositionGuard
BornOct 31, 1953
HometownDurham, North Carolina
Experience1976–1989
CollegeUniversity of Maryland
Draft1976 · round 1, pick 1
High schoolHillside High School Durham, North Carolina
TeamsHouston Rockets 1976–1977Golden State Warriors 1978–1980Washington Wizards 1981–1982SAN 1983–1983Houston Rockets 1984–1985Milwaukee Bucks 1986–1987Seattle SuperSonics 1988–1988Houston Rockets 1989–1989
Career points
9,951
928 games · 10.7 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#419
Also 720th in threes, 33rd in assists
NBA dataCareer 1976–1989. 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 1989-90.

1989-90 season

HOU · 49 games
Points2865.8 per game
Rebounds1.890 total
Assists4.9238 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

1 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
0Legend
  • Rare AirCareer5,000 assists6,454 assists

John Lucas career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1986-87 · 17.5 points per game

John Lucas milestones

Career · regular season
9,951 career points
Retired 419th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points9,951Past 5,000 · 419th all-time
Assists6,454Past 5,000 · 33rd all-time
Steals1,273Past 1,000 · 83rd all-time

John 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.

John Lucas stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1989-90HOU492865.81.84.9.375.299.76426———
1988-89SEA743104.21.13.5.398.265.70118———
1987-88MIL817439.22.04.8.445.338.80251———
1986-87MIL4375317.52.96.7.457.365.78746———
1985-86HOU651,00615.52.28.8.446.308.77545———
1984-85HOU4753611.41.86.8.462.318.79821———
1983-84SAN6368910.92.910.7.462.275.76419———
1982-83WAS351454.10.82.9.473.000.5000———
1981-82WAS796668.42.17.0.426.091.7842———
1980-81GOS665558.42.37.0.439.167.7384———
1979-80GOS801,01012.62.87.5.467.286.76812———
1978-79GOS821,32416.13.09.3.462—.822————
1977-78HOU821,01712.43.19.4.435—.772————
1976-77HOU8291111.12.75.6.477—.789————
Career14 seasons9289,95110.72.37.0.449.303.776244——0

John 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
74%
Threes
7%
Free throws
19%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

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

John Lucas scored 9,951 career regular-season points in 928 games, 10.7 per game, which ranks 419th all-time.

What was John Lucas’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1986-87 with MIL: 17.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game.

Where is John Lucas from?

John Lucas is from Durham, North Carolina. He played high school ball at Hillside High School in Durham, North Carolina. He played college ball at University of Maryland.

What teams did John Lucas play for?

Houston Rockets (1976–1977); Golden State Warriors (1978–1980); Washington Wizards (1981–1982); SAN (1983–1983); Houston Rockets (1984–1985); Milwaukee Bucks (1986–1987); Seattle SuperSonics (1988–1988); Houston Rockets (1989–1989).