Don Carlson vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Don Carlson 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

Don Carlson

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.