Mel Hutchins vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Mel Hutchins 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

Mel Hutchins

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Hutchins 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Mel Hutchins 7 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Mel Hutchins 4 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Mel Hutchins 4 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

Rebounds Leader Mel Hutchins 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hutchins 11.1 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 9.6 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 3.0 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hutchins 4,851 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Mel Hutchins 4,186 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Mel Hutchins 1,298 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Mel Hutchins 437 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hutchins .389 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hutchins .673 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hutchins 11.7 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 8.8 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 2.6 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hutchins 316 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Mel Hutchins 237 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Mel Hutchins 70 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Mel Hutchins 27 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hutchins .355 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hutchins .661 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.