Jeremy Lin vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Bill Thieben - n/a **

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.