Jeremy Lin vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

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.