Barney Cable vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Barney Cable 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

Barney Cable

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Barney Cable: 1958-59 to 1963-64
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Barney Cable 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Barney Cable 6 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Barney Cable 2 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Barney Cable 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.6 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 5.2 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.1 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 2,372 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 1,884 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Barney Cable 381 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Barney Cable 362 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .420 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .665 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 10.9 (1962) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.4 (1962) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.7 (1962) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.9 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.1 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.7 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 76 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 89 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Barney Cable 8 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Barney Cable 11 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .392 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .560 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 7.8 (1961) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 9.3 (1960) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.9 (1961) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.