Jeremy Lin vs. Jerome Whitehead Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Whitehead 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.

Jerome Whitehead

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Jerome Whitehead: 1978-79 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Jerome Whitehead 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Jerome Whitehead 11

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Jerome Whitehead 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Jerome Whitehead 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Jerome Whitehead 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Jerome Whitehead 4.8

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Jerome Whitehead 0.6

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Jerome Whitehead 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Jerome Whitehead 4,423

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Jerome Whitehead 3,268

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Jerome Whitehead 374

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Jerome Whitehead 251

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Jerome Whitehead 200

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Jerome Whitehead 679

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Jerome Whitehead .497

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Jerome Whitehead .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Jerome Whitehead .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Jerome Whitehead 13.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Jerome Whitehead 9.2 (1982)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Jerome Whitehead 0.7 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Jerome Whitehead 0.6 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Jerome Whitehead 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Jerome Whitehead 1.4

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Jerome Whitehead 22

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Jerome Whitehead 14

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Jerome Whitehead 3

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Jerome Whitehead 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Jerome Whitehead .333

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Jerome Whitehead - *

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Jerome Whitehead .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Jerome Whitehead 2.2 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1987)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Jerome Whitehead 0.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.