Richard Jefferson vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)