Jeremy Lin vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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 Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 John Wetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 John Wetzel .429

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

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 John Wetzel .429

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

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.