Dick Garmaker vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

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

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Garmaker: 1955-56 to 1960-61
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Garmaker 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Dick Garmaker 6 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Dick Garmaker 3 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Dick Garmaker 4 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Garmaker 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 13.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.2 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 2.6 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 5,597 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 1,748 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 1,114 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Dick Garmaker 421 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .403 Jeremy Lin .433

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .787 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 16.3 (1957) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 5.4 (1958) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.1 (1961) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 13.5 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.7 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.2 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 284 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 98 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 67 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Dick Garmaker 21 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .379 Jeremy Lin .376

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .821 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 14.5 (1959) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 7.0 (1957) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.7 (1956) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - 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.