Dan Issel vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Dan Issel that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dan Issel

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.