Jeremy Lin vs. Gene Vance Comparison

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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Gene Vance 2.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Gene Vance 403

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

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

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Gene Vance .315

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

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Gene Vance 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Gene Vance 17

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

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

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Gene Vance .242

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

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

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

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

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.