Johnny Egan vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Johnny Egan, 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.

Johnny Egan played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Johnny Egan had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, 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
Johnny Egan 11 4 1961-62 to 1971-72
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Johnny Egan Jeremy Lin
Season 1961-622010-11
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Johnny Egan 58 12.0 5.5 - - 1.5 1.8 - - - 1.1 2.2 5.2 .425 - - - 1.1 1.4 .762
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 %
Johnny Egan 5 19.4 13.6 - - 1.8 3.2 - - - 1.6 5.8 12.4 .468 - - - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Johnny Egan Jeremy Lin
Season 1962-632011-12
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
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 %
Johnny Egan 46 16.3 5.9 - - 1.3 2.5 - - - 1.5 2.4 6.4 .372 - - - 1.2 1.5 .768
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Johnny Egan Jeremy Lin
Season 1963-642012-13
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksHouston 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 %
Johnny Egan 66 35.2 13.0 - - 2.7 5.4 - - - 2.7 5.1 11.5 .441 - - - 2.9 3.7 .794
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
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

Johnny Egan Jeremy Lin
Season 1964-652013-14
Team New York KnicksHouston 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 %
Johnny Egan 74 22.5 9.2 - - 1.9 3.4 - - - 1.9 3.5 7.1 .488 - - - 2.2 2.7 .814
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
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

Johnny Egan Jeremy Lin
Season 1965-662014-15
Team New York Knicks, Baltimore BulletsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div 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 %
Johnny Egan 76 21.6 9.1 - - 2.4 3.6 - - - 2.2 3.4 7.6 .451 - - - 2.3 3.0 .762
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 %
Johnny Egan 3 39.0 16.0 - - 3.0 7.7 - - - 4.7 6.3 15.7 .404 - - - 3.3 5.3 .625
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Johnny Egan Jeremy Lin
Season 1966-672015-16
Team Baltimore BulletsCharlotte 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 %
Johnny Egan 71 24.5 10.1 - - 2.5 3.9 - - - 2.7 3.8 8.8 .428 - - - 2.6 3.1 .845
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
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

Johnny Egan Jeremy Lin
Season 1967-682016-17
Team Baltimore BulletsBrooklyn 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 %
Johnny Egan 67 13.9 7.0 - - 1.7 2.0 - - - 1.9 2.4 6.2 .393 - - - 2.1 2.7 .776
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Johnny Egan Jeremy Lin
Season 1968-692017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Johnny Egan 82 22.0 8.5 - - 1.8 2.6 - - - 2.5 3.0 7.3 .412 - - - 2.5 2.9 .850
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 %
Johnny Egan 18 31.7 13.9 - - 2.4 3.9 - - - 3.1 5.2 12.1 .433 - - - 3.5 4.4 .788
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Johnny Egan Jeremy Lin
Season 1969-702018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNBA 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 %
Johnny Egan 72 22.6 7.3 - - 1.4 3.0 - - - 2.4 3.0 6.8 .438 - - - 1.4 1.7 .818
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 %
Johnny Egan 16 10.1 3.5 - - 0.3 1.4 - - - 1.3 1.4 2.7 .535 - - - 0.6 0.7 .909
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

Season 10

Johnny Egan Jeremy Lin
Season 1970-71-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, San Diego Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Johnny Egan 62 13.3 2.8 - - 1.0 1.8 - - - 1.1 1.1 2.9 .376 - - - 0.7 0.8 .824
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Johnny Egan Jeremy Lin
Season 1971-72-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Johnny Egan 38 11.5 2.9 - - 0.7 1.3 - - - 1.4 1.1 2.7 .404 - - - 0.7 0.8 .813
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------