Jeremy Lin vs. Leon Wood Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Leon Wood 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, 3 more than Leon Wood, who played 6. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Leon Wood had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
Leon Wood 6 3 1984-85 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jeremy Lin Leon Wood
Season 2010-111984-85
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East 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 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
Leon Wood 38 7.1 3.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.4 1.3 3.5 .373 0.1 0.8 .133 0.5 0.7 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Leon Wood 5 3.0 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.8 .444 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.6 .750

Season 2
Jeremy Lin Leon Wood
Season 2011-121985-86
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 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
Leon Wood 68 17.6 7.8 0.4 1.0 1.3 2.7 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.0 2.7 6.9 .395 0.6 1.7 .360 1.8 2.3 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Leon Wood 1 2.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.0 .200 1.0 1.0 1.000 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 3
Jeremy Lin Leon Wood
Season 2012-131986-87
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Leon Wood 76 22.8 7.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 4.9 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.7 2.5 6.6 .373 0.8 2.6 .300 1.6 2.0 .799
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
Leon Wood ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jeremy Lin Leon Wood
Season 2013-141987-88
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 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
Leon Wood 52 17.5 7.7 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 2.6 6.0 .436 1.0 2.4 .409 1.5 1.9 .768
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
Leon Wood 4 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Note: Leon Wood didn't play in 1988-89.

Season 5
Jeremy Lin Leon Wood
Season 2014-151989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
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 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
Leon Wood 28 7.1 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.8 .327 0.1 0.8 .190 0.5 0.6 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Leon Wood ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jeremy Lin Leon Wood
Season 2015-161990-91
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Leon Wood 12 18.5 6.8 0.4 1.2 1.6 4.1 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.8 2.1 5.3 .397 1.0 3.2 .316 1.6 1.8 .905
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
Leon Wood ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jeremy Lin Leon Wood
Season 2016-17-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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
Leon Wood ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Leon Wood ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jeremy Lin Leon Wood
Season 2017-18-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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
Leon Wood ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Leon Wood ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jeremy Lin Leon Wood
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
Leon Wood ------- --- ----------
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
Leon Wood ------- --- ----------
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