Neil Johnston vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Neil Johnston 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

Neil Johnston

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Neil Johnston: 1951-52 to 1958-59
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Neil Johnston 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Neil Johnston 8 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Neil Johnston 4 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Neil Johnston 6 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Neil Johnston 4 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Neil Johnston 5 Jeremy Lin 0

Scoring Leader Neil Johnston 3 Jeremy Lin 0

Rebounds Leader Neil Johnston 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Neil Johnston 19.4 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Neil Johnston 11.3 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Neil Johnston 2.5 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Neil Johnston 10,023 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Neil Johnston 5,856 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Neil Johnston 1,269 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Neil Johnston 516 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Neil Johnston .444 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Neil Johnston .768 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Neil Johnston 24.4 (1954) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Neil Johnston 15.1 (1955) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Neil Johnston 3.2 (1956) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Neil Johnston 15.0 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Neil Johnston 11.2 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Neil Johnston 3.3 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Neil Johnston 344 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Neil Johnston 257 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Neil Johnston 75 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Neil Johnston 23 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Neil Johnston .390 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Neil Johnston .734 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Neil Johnston 20.3 (1956) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Neil Johnston 17.5 (1957) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Neil Johnston 5.1 (1956) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Neil Johnston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Neil Johnston - 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.