Tom Abernethy vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Tom Abernethy 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

Tom Abernethy

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Abernethy: 1976-77 to 1980-81
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Abernethy 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Tom Abernethy 5 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Tom Abernethy 2 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Tom Abernethy 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Abernethy 5.6 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Abernethy 3.2 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Tom Abernethy 1.2 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.6 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.2 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Abernethy 1,779 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Tom Abernethy 1,011 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Tom Abernethy 384 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Tom Abernethy 185 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Tom Abernethy 60 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Tom Abernethy 319 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Abernethy .492 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Tom Abernethy .000 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Tom Abernethy .747 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Abernethy 6.8 (1978) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Abernethy 4.2 (1977) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Tom Abernethy 1.4 (1977) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.8 (1978) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.3 (1978) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Abernethy 5.2 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Abernethy 3.2 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Tom Abernethy 1.8 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.5 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.2 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Abernethy 68 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Tom Abernethy 42 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Tom Abernethy 23 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Tom Abernethy 7 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Tom Abernethy 2 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Tom Abernethy 13 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Abernethy .407 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Tom Abernethy - * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Tom Abernethy .828 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Abernethy 5.8 (1977) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Abernethy 3.6 (1977) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Tom Abernethy 2.0 (1977) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.6 (1977) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.2 (1977) 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.