Billy Knight vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Billy Knight, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Billy Knight and Jeremy Lin both played 9 years in the NBA. Billy Knight had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Jeremy Lin had his rookie season in 2010-11. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Billy Knight 9 3 1976-77 to 1984-85
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Billy Knight Jeremy Lin
Season 1976-772010-11
Team Indiana PacersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 78 40.0 26.6 2.9 4.6 7.5 3.3 1.5 0.2 - 2.5 10.7 21.6 .493 - - - 5.3 6.5 .816
Jeremy Lin 29 9.8 2.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.0 2.5 .389 0.0 0.2 .200 0.7 0.9 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Billy Knight Jeremy Lin
Season 1977-782011-12
Team Buffalo BravesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 53 40.7 22.9 2.4 4.8 7.2 3.0 1.5 0.2 3.2 2.6 8.6 17.5 .494 - - - 5.7 7.0 .809
Jeremy Lin 35 26.9 14.6 0.5 2.5 3.1 6.2 1.6 0.3 3.6 2.2 4.9 10.9 .446 0.7 2.1 .320 4.2 5.2 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Billy Knight Jeremy Lin
Season 1978-792012-13
Team Boston Celtics, Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 79 26.5 14.3 1.2 3.2 4.4 1.9 0.8 0.1 2.8 2.0 5.6 10.6 .528 - - - 3.2 3.7 .841
Jeremy Lin 82 32.2 13.4 0.4 2.6 3.0 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.9 2.5 4.8 10.9 .441 1.1 3.1 .339 2.6 3.4 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin 4 21.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.5 6.0 .250 0.5 3.0 .167 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 4
Billy Knight Jeremy Lin
Season 1979-802013-14
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 75 25.5 13.1 1.8 3.0 4.8 2.1 1.1 0.1 1.8 1.3 5.1 9.6 .533 0.1 0.2 .267 2.8 3.5 .809
Jeremy Lin 71 28.9 12.5 0.5 2.2 2.6 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.5 2.3 4.2 9.3 .446 1.2 3.2 .358 3.1 3.7 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin 6 29.5 11.3 1.2 2.5 3.7 4.3 0.5 0.2 2.2 2.5 4.2 10.2 .410 0.8 3.8 .217 2.2 2.7 .813

Season 5
Billy Knight Jeremy Lin
Season 1980-812014-15
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 82 29.1 17.5 2.3 2.7 5.0 1.9 1.0 0.1 2.2 1.9 6.7 12.5 .533 0.0 0.2 .158 4.2 5.0 .832
Jeremy Lin 74 25.8 11.2 0.4 2.3 2.6 4.6 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.7 8.8 .424 0.9 2.4 .369 2.9 3.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 2 35.5 18.5 3.0 3.0 6.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 2.5 2.5 8.0 15.0 .533 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 4.0 .625
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Billy Knight Jeremy Lin
Season 1981-822015-16
Team Indiana PacersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 81 22.3 12.3 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.5 0.8 0.2 1.7 1.6 4.7 9.4 .495 0.1 0.4 .281 2.9 3.5 .826
Jeremy Lin 78 26.3 11.7 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.0 0.7 0.5 1.9 2.1 3.8 9.3 .412 1.0 2.9 .336 3.1 3.7 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin 7 27.0 12.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.6 0.7 0.0 1.6 3.0 3.7 9.0 .413 0.4 2.0 .214 4.6 5.6 .821

Season 7
Billy Knight Jeremy Lin
Season 1982-832016-17
Team Indiana PacersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 80 28.3 17.1 1.9 2.2 4.1 2.4 0.8 0.1 2.4 1.8 6.4 12.3 .520 0.0 0.2 .158 4.3 5.1 .841
Jeremy Lin 36 24.5 14.5 0.3 3.4 3.8 5.1 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.2 4.9 11.1 .438 1.6 4.3 .372 3.2 3.9 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Billy Knight Jeremy Lin
Season 1983-842017-18
Team Kansas City KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 75 25.1 12.8 1.2 2.2 3.4 2.1 0.7 0.1 2.1 1.6 4.8 9.7 .491 0.1 0.2 .286 3.2 3.8 .859
Jeremy Lin 1 25.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 12.0 .417 1.0 2.0 .500 7.0 7.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 3 12.3 6.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.7 8.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Billy Knight Jeremy Lin
Season 1984-852018-19
Team Kansas City Kings, San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 68 11.8 5.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.2 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.9 2.3 5.2 .441 0.2 0.4 .440 0.9 1.1 .877
Jeremy Lin 74 19.4 9.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.2 1.7 1.9 3.2 7.3 .440 0.7 2.5 .294 2.4 2.8 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Knight 5 9.0 3.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.6 3.0 .533 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Jeremy Lin 8 3.4 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.1 .222 0.1 0.3 .500 0.5 0.5 1.000
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