NBA championships
1
Olympic gold medals
1
All-Star selections
7
Career rebounds
12,942
Rebounds per game
15
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 55 | |
| 1964 | 69 | |
| 1965 | 82 | |
| 1966 | 96 | |
| 1967 | 89 | |
| 1968 | 82 | |
| 1969 | 75 | |
| 1970 | 68 | |
| 1971 | 61 | |
| 1972 | 54 | |
| 1973 | 47 | |
| 1974 | 40 |
Data sources
- NBA.com official statistics
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jerry Lucas ranks #54 in Basketball
Jerry Lucas ranks #54 in Basketball and #441 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.8/100.
The verified career covers 1963–1974 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA championships 1, Olympic gold medals 1, All-Star selections 7, Career rebounds 12942.
Nearest context: ahead Paul Arizin (86.9); behind Grant Hill (86.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jerry Lucas GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Lucas comparisons
Jerry Lucas — frequently asked
- Is Jerry Lucas the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jerry Lucas ranks #54 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 86.8/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Jerry Lucas's GOAT Score?
- 86.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Jerry Lucas rank all time?
- #441 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #54 in Basketball.
- Jerry Lucas vs Paul Arizin: who ranks higher?
- Paul Arizin ranks higher at 86.9 versus Jerry Lucas at 86.8, a margin of 0.1 points.