Jeremy Lin vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Justus Thigpen - *

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.