Jim Cleamons vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.