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John LucasvsMichael Finley

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

PG · VAL group G

John Lucas

1977–1990 · 14 seasons

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SG · VAL group G

Michael Finley

1996–2010 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

John Lucas and Michael Finley: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Lucas	Stat	Michael Finley
14	Seasons	15
88.7	Career VAL	84.1
12.7 (1979)	Peak-season VAL	12.1 (2000)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both John Lucas and Michael Finley have
John Lucas	Stat	Michael Finley
Career
928	Games	1,102

1 stat not compared

Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, Points / game, Rebounds / game, Assists / game, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Michael Finley's career line covers 2002–2010 only (the table behind it does not cover 6 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	John Lucas	Michael Finley
22	—	6.1
23	9	4.4
24	11.1	9.6
25	12.7	6.3
26	9.3	12.1
27	5.6	11.2
28	6.4	4.7
29	0.6	6.8
30	9.6	4.5
31	4.5	4.4
32	7.3	4.6
33	5	4.4
34	4.8	2.4
35	1.3	2.3
36	1.5	0.3