Jeremy Lin vs. John Salley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Salley and Jeremy Lin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Jeremy Lin played 9 years in the NBA, 2 less than John Salley, who played 11. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while John Salley had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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 |
Jeremy Lin |
9 |
4 |
2010-11 to 2018-19 |
John Salley |
11 |
9 |
1986-87 to 1999-00 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
82 |
17.8 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
.562 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
.614 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Salley |
15 |
20.7 |
6.2 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.8 |
.643 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
82 |
24.4 |
8.5 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.2 |
.709 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Salley |
23 |
27.1 |
7.0 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
.538 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.710 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
67 |
21.8 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
.498 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.692 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
17 |
23.1 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
.586 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
3.2 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
82 |
23.3 |
7.2 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.250 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.713 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
20 |
27.4 |
9.5 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
4.9 |
.755 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
74 |
22.3 |
7.4 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
5.1 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.727 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Salley |
15 |
20.5 |
7.5 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
.543 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
4.0 |
.600 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
72 |
24.6 |
9.5 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
6.8 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.715 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
5 |
29.8 |
12.6 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
8.8 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
.821 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
51 |
27.9 |
8.3 |
2.2 |
3.9 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
.502 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.799 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Salley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
76 |
25.1 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.667 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
.729 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Salley |
5 |
40.2 |
11.0 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
11.4 |
.386 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.688 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
75 |
26.1 |
7.3 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
5.3 |
.499 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.739 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
John Salley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Salley |
42 |
16.0 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.694 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Salley |
16 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.286 |
Note: John Salley didn't play in 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Salley |
45 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.362 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Salley |
18 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.700 |