Jeremy Lin vs. Curtis Rowe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Curtis Rowe 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 Curtis Rowe, who played 8. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Curtis Rowe had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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
Curtis Rowe 8 4 1971-72 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jeremy Lin Curtis Rowe
Season 2010-111971-72
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Curtis Rowe 82 32.5 11.3 - - 8.5 1.2 - - - 2.1 4.5 9.8 .460 - - - 2.3 3.5 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jeremy Lin Curtis Rowe
Season 2011-121972-73
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Curtis Rowe 81 37.1 16.1 - - 9.4 2.1 - - - 2.4 6.8 13.0 .519 - - - 2.6 4.0 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jeremy Lin Curtis Rowe
Season 2012-131973-74
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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
Curtis Rowe 82 30.5 10.7 2.0 4.2 6.3 1.7 0.6 0.4 - 2.2 4.6 9.4 .494 - - - 1.4 2.1 .698
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
Curtis Rowe 7 32.7 8.3 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.6 0.4 0.9 - 3.3 3.6 7.4 .481 - - - 1.1 1.9 .615

Season 4
Jeremy Lin Curtis Rowe
Season 2013-141974-75
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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 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
Curtis Rowe 82 34.0 12.4 2.1 5.0 7.1 1.5 0.6 0.5 - 2.3 5.1 10.7 .483 - - - 2.1 2.8 .753
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
Curtis Rowe 3 38.3 14.7 2.7 6.0 8.7 5.0 0.3 1.7 - 2.0 5.7 11.0 .515 - - - 3.3 6.3 .526

Season 5
Jeremy Lin Curtis Rowe
Season 2014-151975-76
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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
Curtis Rowe 80 37.5 16.0 2.9 5.8 8.7 2.3 0.6 0.6 - 2.6 6.4 13.7 .468 - - - 3.2 4.3 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe 9 38.4 15.0 2.8 5.0 7.8 2.9 0.7 0.9 - 3.0 5.9 12.3 .477 - - - 3.2 3.8 .853

Season 6
Jeremy Lin Curtis Rowe
Season 2015-161976-77
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East 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 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
Curtis Rowe 79 27.7 10.1 2.4 4.7 7.1 1.4 0.3 0.6 - 2.7 4.0 8.0 .498 - - - 2.2 3.0 .708
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
Curtis Rowe 9 26.3 9.6 3.2 4.8 8.0 1.1 0.1 0.4 - 3.2 3.6 7.6 .471 - - - 2.4 3.2 .759

Season 7
Jeremy Lin Curtis Rowe
Season 2016-171977-78
Team Brooklyn NetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Curtis Rowe 51 17.9 6.1 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.8 2.4 5.4 .451 - - - 1.3 1.7 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jeremy Lin Curtis Rowe
Season 2017-181978-79
Team Brooklyn NetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Curtis Rowe 53 23.1 6.7 1.5 3.1 4.6 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.7 2.0 2.8 6.5 .436 - - - 1.0 1.4 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------

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