Michael Jordan vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Michael Jordan 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

Michael Jordan

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Jeremy Lin 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Jeremy Lin 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Jeremy Lin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Jeremy Lin 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Jeremy Lin 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Jeremy Lin 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Jeremy Lin 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)