Jeremy Lin vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)