Sam Bowie vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Sam Bowie 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

Sam Bowie

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Bowie 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Sam Bowie 10 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Sam Bowie 5 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Sam Bowie 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.9 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 7.5 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.1 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.8 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 5,564 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 3,845 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Sam Bowie 1,075 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Sam Bowie 263 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 909 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Sam Bowie 511 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .452 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .302 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .748 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 5.7 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 5.5 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 1.3 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.4 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 165 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 160 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Sam Bowie 38 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Sam Bowie 14 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 41 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Sam Bowie 29 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .403 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .500 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .673 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1989) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)