Jeremy Lin vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson 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.

John Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) John Thompson - 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.