Jerry Lucas vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Jerry Lucas that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 0 Tom Sanders 1

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.