Henry Bibby vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Henry Bibby, 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.

Henry Bibby and Jeremy Lin both played 9 years in the NBA. Henry Bibby had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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
Henry Bibby 9 6 1972-73 to 1980-81
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Henry Bibby Jeremy Lin
Season 1972-732010-11
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Henry Bibby 55 8.6 4.2 - - 1.5 1.2 - - - 1.2 1.4 3.7 .380 - - - 1.3 1.6 .849
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 %
Henry Bibby 6 7.2 3.3 - - 0.3 0.5 - - - 0.8 1.3 3.0 .444 - - - 0.7 1.3 .500
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Henry Bibby Jeremy Lin
Season 1973-742011-12
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Henry Bibby 66 14.9 7.5 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.2 7.0 .452 - - - 1.1 1.3 .830
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 %
Henry Bibby 10 8.9 4.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.0 - 1.5 1.6 4.5 .356 - - - 1.0 1.2 .833
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Henry Bibby Jeremy Lin
Season 1974-752012-13
Team New York Knicks, New Orleans JazzHouston 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 %
Henry Bibby 75 18.7 9.0 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.4 0.7 0.0 - 2.1 3.6 8.3 .436 - - - 1.8 2.5 .725
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 %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
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

Henry Bibby Jeremy Lin
Season 1975-762013-14
Team New Orleans JazzHouston 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 %
Henry Bibby 79 22.4 9.3 0.7 1.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.0 - 2.1 3.4 7.9 .428 - - - 2.5 3.2 .797
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 %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
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

Henry Bibby Jeremy Lin
Season 1976-772014-15
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Henry Bibby 81 32.6 10.2 1.1 2.3 3.4 4.4 1.3 0.1 - 2.5 3.7 8.7 .430 - - - 2.7 3.5 .784
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 %
Henry Bibby 19 36.4 11.1 1.5 2.3 3.7 3.9 1.3 0.1 - 3.1 4.4 10.4 .421 - - - 2.4 3.1 .763
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Henry Bibby Jeremy Lin
Season 1977-782015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsHornets 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 %
Henry Bibby 82 30.7 9.1 0.8 2.3 3.1 5.7 1.1 0.1 1.9 2.5 3.5 8.0 .434 - - - 2.1 2.7 .781
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 %
Henry Bibby 10 28.9 8.6 0.9 2.1 3.0 4.8 1.2 0.0 2.2 2.5 3.3 8.2 .402 - - - 2.0 2.2 .909
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

Henry Bibby Jeremy Lin
Season 1978-792016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Henry Bibby 82 31.0 12.2 0.9 2.1 3.0 4.5 0.9 0.1 2.4 2.4 4.5 10.6 .423 - - - 3.2 4.1 .794
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 %
Henry Bibby 9 25.7 8.0 0.9 1.2 2.1 4.7 0.4 0.0 2.4 2.9 2.9 7.4 .388 - - - 2.2 3.3 .667
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Henry Bibby Jeremy Lin
Season 1979-802017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Henry Bibby 82 24.8 9.0 0.8 1.7 2.5 3.7 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.0 3.1 7.6 .401 0.1 0.6 .212 2.8 3.5 .790
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 %
Henry Bibby 18 22.2 7.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 2.9 0.4 0.0 1.5 1.9 2.5 6.9 .363 0.3 0.7 .385 2.2 2.8 .800
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Henry Bibby Jeremy Lin
Season 1980-812018-19
Team San Diego ClippersAtlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Henry Bibby 73 15.2 4.6 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.7 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.2 1.6 4.2 .386 0.4 1.3 .337 0.9 1.3 .684
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 %
Henry Bibby ------- --- ----------
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