Vern Hatton vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Vern Hatton 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

Vern Hatton

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Hatton: 1958-59 to 1961-62
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Hatton 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Vern Hatton 4 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Vern Hatton 1 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Vern Hatton 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 5.5 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.4 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 1.4 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 1,244 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 531 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Vern Hatton 318 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Vern Hatton 225 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .344 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .714 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 8.1 (1962) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.8 (1959) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 2.5 (1962) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 9 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 3 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Vern Hatton 1 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Vern Hatton 6 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .308 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .333 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 (1960) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 (1960) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 (1960) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - 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.