Dick Garrett vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Dick Garrett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dick Garrett

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Garrett: 1969-70 to 1973-74
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Garrett 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Dick Garrett 5 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Dick Garrett 2 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Dick Garrett 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 10.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 3.0 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 2.5 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garrett 3,475 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Dick Garrett 1,004 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Dick Garrett 849 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Dick Garrett 10 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Dick Garrett 1 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Dick Garrett 339 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garrett .423 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Dick Garrett - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garrett .863 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 12.9 (1971) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 3.9 (1971) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 3.5 (1971) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 9.1 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 2.1 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 1.8 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garrett 236 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Dick Garrett 55 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Dick Garrett 46 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Dick Garrett 2 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Dick Garrett 0 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Dick Garrett 26 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garrett .502 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Dick Garrett - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garrett .833 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 12.8 (1970) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 2.9 (1970) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 2.2 (1970) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.