Rodney Buford vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas and Rodney Buford 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

Rodney Buford

vs.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney Buford: 1999-00 to 2004-05
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney Buford 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Rodney Buford 5 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Rodney Buford 4 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Rodney Buford 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rodney Buford 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Buford 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Rodney Buford 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 6.4 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 2.6 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.5 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 1,472 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 598 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Rodney Buford 179 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Rodney Buford 115 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 31 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Rodney Buford 230 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .412 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .300 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .758 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 9.4 (2002) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 4.3 (2002) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.1 (2002) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.7 (2002) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.2 (2000) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 1.8 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.0 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 44 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 18 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Rodney Buford 7 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Rodney Buford 6 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 1 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Rodney Buford 24 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .386 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .455 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .833 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 11.0 (2000) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2004) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2000) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.4 (2004) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 (2001) Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) *

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