Jeremy Lin vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski 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.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jeremy Lin 0 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 Ed Sadowski 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Ed Sadowski - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.