Jeremy Lin vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Garfield Smith - 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.