Avery Johnson vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Avery Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Avery Johnson played 16 years in the NBA, 7 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Avery Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Jeremy Lin had his rookie season in 2010-11. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Avery Johnson |
16 |
10 |
1988-89 to 2003-04 |
Jeremy Lin |
9 |
4 |
2010-11 to 2018-19 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
43 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.349 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.111 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.563 |
Jeremy Lin |
29 |
9.8 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.389 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.200 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.760 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
6 |
5.2 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.417 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
53 |
10.8 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.387 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.725 |
Jeremy Lin |
35 |
26.9 |
14.6 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
10.9 |
.446 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.320 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
.798 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
68 |
14.1 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
.469 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.678 |
Jeremy Lin |
82 |
32.2 |
13.4 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.441 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.339 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.785 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
3 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
Jeremy Lin |
4 |
21.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
.250 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
.167 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
69 |
17.9 |
5.6 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
.479 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.267 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.653 |
Jeremy Lin |
71 |
28.9 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
9.3 |
.446 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.358 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
.823 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeremy Lin |
6 |
29.5 |
11.3 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
10.2 |
.410 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
.217 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.813 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
75 |
27.1 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
7.5 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
6.8 |
.502 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.791 |
Jeremy Lin |
74 |
25.8 |
11.2 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
8.8 |
.424 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.369 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.795 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
10 |
31.4 |
8.2 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
7.0 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.714 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
82 |
28.4 |
10.9 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
5.3 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
8.8 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.704 |
Jeremy Lin |
78 |
26.3 |
11.7 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
9.3 |
.412 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.336 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
3 |
13.7 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Jeremy Lin |
7 |
27.0 |
12.4 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
9.0 |
.413 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.214 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
.821 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
82 |
36.7 |
13.4 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
8.2 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
10.5 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.136 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
.685 |
Jeremy Lin |
36 |
24.5 |
14.5 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
11.1 |
.438 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.372 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.816 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
15 |
38.3 |
14.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
8.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
6.1 |
11.7 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
.621 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
82 |
37.6 |
13.1 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
9.6 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
10.8 |
.494 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.194 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
.721 |
Jeremy Lin |
1 |
25.0 |
18.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
12.0 |
.417 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
10 |
40.7 |
12.3 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
9.4 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
5.2 |
12.1 |
.430 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.704 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
76 |
32.5 |
10.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
6.8 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
9.0 |
.477 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.231 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
.690 |
Jeremy Lin |
74 |
19.4 |
9.6 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
7.3 |
.440 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
.294 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.838 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeremy Lin |
8 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.222 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
75 |
35.7 |
10.2 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
8.9 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.726 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
9 |
38.1 |
17.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
11.2 |
.604 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
.667 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
50 |
33.4 |
9.7 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
7.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
9.2 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.568 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
17 |
38.5 |
12.6 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
7.4 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
11.0 |
.487 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.333 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
.681 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
82 |
31.4 |
11.2 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
10.4 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.735 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
4 |
36.3 |
12.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
4.8 |
10.5 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.714 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
55 |
23.5 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.683 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
13 |
21.7 |
5.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
.386 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.533 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
68 |
19.9 |
7.9 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
6.4 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.742 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
48 |
9.0 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.420 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.769 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
46 |
13.8 |
4.6 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.402 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.667 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Avery Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |