Gene James vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 3.4 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Gene James 95 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Gene James 88 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Gene James 2 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Gene James 4 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.