Dick Cunningham vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Dick Cunningham 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

Dick Cunningham

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Cunningham 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Dick Cunningham 7 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Dick Cunningham 3 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Dick Cunningham 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.8 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 3.7 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.6 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 1,012 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 1,324 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 221 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 2 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 2 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Dick Cunningham 358 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .406 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.4 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 47 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 39 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 5 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 0 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 0 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Dick Cunningham 27 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .500 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.