Maurice Lucas
- Seasons
- 1974-75 to 1987-88
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- Feb 18, 1952
- College
- Marquette
- Draft
- 1974, round 1, pick 14
1Championships
1All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.2
- True shooting
- .519
- Effective FG
- .474
- Usage rate
- 22.0
- Win shares
- 68.9
- WS per 48
- .110
- Box plus/minus
- -0.3
- VORP
- 13.1
- Best season, WS
- 8.7
- Best season, BPM
- 0.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.04
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 ABA | SSL | 22 | 80 | 2,464 | 16.4 | .510 | .469 | 19.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.5 | .108 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 106 | 104 |
| 1975-76 ABA | 2+ teams | 23 | 86 | 2,861 | 15.5 | .496 | .462 | 23.6 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | .079 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 98 | 101 |
| 1976-77 | POR | 24 | 79 | 2,863 | 18.3 | .516 | .466 | – | 4.9 | 3.9 | 8.7 | .147 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 2.1 | – | 97 |
| 1977-78 | POR | 25 | 68 | 2,119 | 17.3 | .502 | .458 | 24.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.8 | .131 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 100 | 96 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 26 | 69 | 2,462 | 18.4 | .517 | .470 | 25.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 6.2 | .121 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 103 | 101 |
| 1979-80 | 2+ teams | 27 | 63 | 1,884 | 14.8 | .503 | .458 | 24.3 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | .061 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 96 | 102 |
| 1980-81 | NJN | 28 | 68 | 2,162 | 14.6 | .528 | .484 | 20.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | .078 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 102 | 105 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 29 | 80 | 2,671 | 17.9 | .547 | .504 | 20.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 7.4 | .133 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 111 | 105 |
| 1982-83 | PHO | 30 | 77 | 2,586 | 16.1 | .528 | .474 | 22.5 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.1 | .132 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 1.1 | 103 | 99 |
| 1983-84 | PHO | 31 | 75 | 2,309 | 18.1 | .555 | .497 | 22.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 6.4 | .134 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 111 | 106 |
| 1984-85 | PHO | 32 | 63 | 1,670 | 15.1 | .517 | .476 | 23.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | .072 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 100 | 104 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 33 | 77 | 1,750 | 13.8 | .520 | .463 | 20.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | .110 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 106 | 104 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 34 | 63 | 1,120 | 13.7 | .532 | .451 | 19.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .104 | -1.5 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 110 | 108 |
| 1987-88 | POR | 35 | 73 | 1,191 | 11.5 | .508 | .450 | 16.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .091 | -2.2 | -0.1 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 106 | 107 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.