Billy Ray Bates vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)