Jeremy Lin vs. Herb Scherer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Scherer 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.

Herb Scherer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Herb Scherer 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Herb Scherer 0

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Herb Scherer 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Herb Scherer 2.4

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Herb Scherer 0.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Herb Scherer 115

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Herb Scherer 76

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Herb Scherer 23

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Herb Scherer 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Herb Scherer .289

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Herb Scherer .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Herb Scherer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Herb Scherer -

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Herb Scherer -

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Herb Scherer -

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Herb Scherer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Herb Scherer -

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Herb Scherer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Herb Scherer - 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.