Bill Garnett vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Bill Garnett 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

Bill Garnett

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)