Jeremy Lin vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Tom Patterson - *

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.