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Michael FinleyvsJohn Lucas

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

SG · VAL group G

Michael Finley

1996–2010 · 15 seasons

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PG · VAL group G

John Lucas

1977–1990 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

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

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 Michael Finley and John Lucas have
Michael Finley	Stat	John Lucas
Career
1,102	Games	928

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