Jeremy Lin vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash 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.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

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.