Jeremy Lin vs. Sam Mitchell Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Mitchell 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.
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, 4 less than Sam Mitchell, who played 13. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Sam Mitchell had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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 |
Sam Mitchell |
13 |
9 |
1989-90 to 2001-02 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Jeremy Lin |
Sam Mitchell |
Season |
2010-11 | 1989-90 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Sam Mitchell |
80 |
30.2 |
12.7 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
10.4 |
.446 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Sam Mitchell |
82 |
38.1 |
14.6 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
12.3 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.775 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Sam Mitchell |
82 |
26.2 |
10.1 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
8.8 |
.423 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.182 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.786 |
|
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 |
Sam Mitchell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Sam Mitchell |
81 |
17.3 |
7.2 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
.445 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.174 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.811 |
|
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 |
Sam Mitchell |
4 |
6.3 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.625 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
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 |
Sam Mitchell |
75 |
14.5 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.745 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
15 |
6.6 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.346 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.750 |
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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 |
Sam Mitchell |
81 |
17.0 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.100 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.724 |
|
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 |
Sam Mitchell |
17 |
13.1 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.359 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.786 |
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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 |
Sam Mitchell |
78 |
27.5 |
10.8 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
7.9 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.056 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.814 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Sam Mitchell |
82 |
24.9 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
7.4 |
.446 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.160 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.759 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
3 |
15.7 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.7 |
.625 |
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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 |
Sam Mitchell |
81 |
27.6 |
12.3 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
9.9 |
.464 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.349 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.832 |
|
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 |
Sam Mitchell |
5 |
35.8 |
14.4 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
5.2 |
11.6 |
.448 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
.214 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
.895 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
50 |
26.9 |
11.2 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
10.4 |
.408 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.237 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
4 |
32.8 |
10.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
10.0 |
.375 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
.167 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.750 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
66 |
18.6 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
.447 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.435 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.880 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
4 |
17.0 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
.500 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
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 |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
82 |
12.0 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.408 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.209 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.727 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
4 |
12.5 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
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 |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
74 |
9.8 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.432 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.286 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.776 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Mitchell |
3 |
11.3 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |