Rick Adelman vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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.