Tim Bassett vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Tim Bassett 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

Tim Bassett

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Bassett: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Bassett 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Tim Bassett 4 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Tim Bassett 2 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Tim Bassett 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 5.9 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 6.4 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.2 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.9 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.5 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 1,390 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 1,496 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Tim Bassett 285 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Tim Bassett 209 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 115 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Tim Bassett 235 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .388 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett .595 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 9.0 (1977) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 8.4 (1977) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.4 (1977) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 1.3 (1977) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.7 (1977) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 1.6 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 0.6 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 8 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 3 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Tim Bassett 0 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Tim Bassett 0 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 0 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Tim Bassett 5 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .429 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett 1.000 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 3.0 (1979) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 1.0 (1979) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.