Jeremy Lin vs. Alvin Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alvin Scott and Jeremy Lin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Jeremy Lin played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Alvin Scott, who played 8. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Alvin Scott had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Jeremy Lin	9	4	2010-11 to 2018-19
Alvin Scott	8	8	1977-78 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jeremy Lin	Alvin Scott
Season	2010-11	1977-78
Team	Golden State Warriors	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	81	19.0	6.1	1.7	2.7	4.4	1.1	0.6	0.5	1.0	2.0	2.2	4.6	.488	-	-	-	1.6	2.4	.691

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alvin Scott	2	18.5	6.5	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	2.0	4.0	.500	-	-	-	2.5	3.0	.833


Season 2
	Jeremy Lin	Alvin Scott
Season	2011-12	1978-79
Team	New York Knicks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	81	21.4	6.7	1.3	3.2	4.4	1.6	1.0	0.8	1.2	1.7	2.6	4.9	.535	-	-	-	1.5	2.1	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alvin Scott	15	14.5	3.5	0.9	1.9	2.8	1.5	0.4	1.1	0.9	1.3	1.3	3.5	.385	-	-	-	0.9	1.4	.619


Season 3
	Jeremy Lin	Alvin Scott
Season	2012-13	1979-80
Team	Houston Rockets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	79	16.5	4.4	1.1	1.8	2.9	1.2	0.6	0.7	1.2	1.3	1.6	3.8	.422	0.0	0.0	.333	1.2	1.5	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	8	17.5	4.8	1.0	1.8	2.8	1.3	0.5	0.6	0.9	1.0	2.1	4.1	.515	0.0	0.3	.000	0.5	1.0	.500


Season 4
	Jeremy Lin	Alvin Scott
Season	2013-14	1980-81
Team	Houston Rockets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	82	17.4	5.4	1.2	2.0	3.3	1.4	0.7	0.9	0.9	1.5	2.1	4.2	.497	0.0	0.1	.167	1.2	1.5	.764

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	7	17.1	5.4	1.1	1.6	2.7	1.0	0.6	0.9	1.0	0.9	2.0	4.3	.467	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.1	.667


Season 5
	Jeremy Lin	Alvin Scott
Season	2014-15	1981-82
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	81	21.5	6.0	1.2	2.4	3.6	1.8	0.7	0.9	1.2	2.1	2.3	4.7	.497	0.0	0.0	.000	1.3	1.8	.730

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alvin Scott	7	18.1	4.6	1.1	1.1	2.3	2.0	1.1	1.9	0.7	1.7	2.0	4.6	.438	0.0	0.6	.000	0.6	1.1	.500


Season 6
	Jeremy Lin	Alvin Scott
Season	2015-16	1982-83
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	81	14.1	4.1	0.7	2.0	2.8	1.2	0.6	0.4	0.8	1.6	1.5	3.2	.479	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.4	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	3	20.7	4.7	1.3	2.7	4.0	1.7	0.7	1.7	1.3	2.0	2.0	4.3	.462	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 7
	Jeremy Lin	Alvin Scott
Season	2016-17	1983-84
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	65	11.3	2.6	0.4	1.1	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.3	0.8	1.9	.444	0.0	0.0	.500	0.9	1.1	.778

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alvin Scott	16	6.9	1.6	0.6	0.9	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.9	0.6	1.6	.385	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.3	0.4	.667


Season 8
	Jeremy Lin	Alvin Scott
Season	2017-18	1984-85
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	77	16.1	3.6	0.6	1.5	2.1	1.6	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.6	1.4	3.4	.429	0.0	0.1	.200	0.7	1.0	.716

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alvin Scott	3	21.3	3.7	1.0	1.7	2.7	3.3	0.3	1.3	2.0	2.7	1.0	4.0	.250	0.0	0.3	.000	1.7	2.0	.833


Season 9
	Jeremy Lin	Alvin Scott
Season	2018-19	-
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alvin Scott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jeremy Lin vs. Alvin Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alvin Scott and Jeremy Lin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9