Raef LaFrentz vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Raef LaFrentz, 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.

Raef LaFrentz played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Raef LaFrentz had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Raef LaFrentz 10 3 1998-99 to 2007-08
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Raef LaFrentz Jeremy Lin
Season 1998-992010-11
Team Denver NuggetsGolden State Warriors
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 %
Raef LaFrentz 12 32.3 13.8 2.8 4.8 7.6 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.8 3.2 4.9 10.8 .457 1.0 2.6 .387 3.0 4.0 .750
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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Raef LaFrentz Jeremy Lin
Season 1999-002011-12
Team Denver NuggetsNew 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 81 30.1 12.4 2.1 5.8 7.9 1.2 0.5 2.2 1.2 3.6 4.8 10.9 .446 0.7 2.3 .328 2.0 2.9 .686
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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Raef LaFrentz Jeremy Lin
Season 2000-012012-13
Team Denver NuggetsHouston 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 78 31.5 12.9 2.2 5.6 7.8 1.4 0.5 2.6 1.2 3.7 5.0 10.4 .477 0.7 1.8 .367 2.3 3.4 .698
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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
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
Raef LaFrentz Jeremy Lin
Season 2001-022013-14
Team Denver Nuggets, Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisRockets 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 78 31.5 13.5 2.3 5.2 7.4 1.1 0.7 2.7 1.2 3.6 5.4 11.8 .458 1.3 3.4 .388 1.3 1.9 .695
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 %
Raef LaFrentz 8 30.8 11.3 2.3 5.4 7.6 0.6 0.3 2.8 0.8 4.9 4.9 9.8 .500 0.8 2.3 .333 0.8 1.4 .545
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
Raef LaFrentz Jeremy Lin
Season 2002-032014-15
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 69 23.3 9.3 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.7 3.8 3.9 7.4 .518 0.7 1.7 .405 0.9 1.3 .682
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 %
Raef LaFrentz 20 24.6 8.0 1.8 2.6 4.4 0.3 0.6 2.2 0.7 4.3 3.4 7.9 .433 0.4 2.0 .200 0.8 1.0 .842
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Raef LaFrentz Jeremy Lin
Season 2003-042015-16
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 17 19.3 7.8 1.8 2.9 4.6 1.4 0.5 0.8 0.6 2.8 3.4 7.3 .460 0.5 2.4 .200 0.6 0.8 .769
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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
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
Raef LaFrentz Jeremy Lin
Season 2004-052016-17
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 80 27.5 11.1 1.9 5.0 6.9 1.2 0.5 1.2 0.9 3.3 4.3 8.6 .496 1.0 2.8 .364 1.5 1.9 .811
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 %
Raef LaFrentz 7 26.7 6.9 0.9 4.0 4.9 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.0 3.9 2.3 5.9 .390 1.1 2.3 .500 1.1 1.4 .800
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Raef LaFrentz Jeremy Lin
Season 2005-062017-18
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 82 24.8 7.8 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.4 0.4 0.9 0.8 3.3 2.9 6.7 .431 1.4 3.5 .392 0.6 0.9 .680
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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Raef LaFrentz Jeremy Lin
Season 2006-072018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 27 13.0 3.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.1 1.4 3.8 .382 0.1 0.9 .087 0.7 1.0 .769
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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
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
Raef LaFrentz Jeremy Lin
Season 2007-08-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Raef LaFrentz 39 7.5 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.7 1.6 .443 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .579
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
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