Jeremy Lin vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.