George Kaftan vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and George Kaftan 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

George Kaftan

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Kaftan: 1948-49 to 1952-53
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Kaftan 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons George Kaftan 5 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played George Kaftan 2 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games George Kaftan 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Kaftan 7.5 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 3.1 * Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.9 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Kaftan 1,594 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds George Kaftan 424 * Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists George Kaftan 399 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games George Kaftan 212 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Kaftan .370 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage George Kaftan .650 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Kaftan 14.5 (1949) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 3.8 (1952) * Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 2.9 (1949) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Kaftan 4.4 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 1.7 * Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.1 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Kaftan 93 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds George Kaftan 36 * Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists George Kaftan 24 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games George Kaftan 21 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Kaftan .381 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage George Kaftan .644 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Kaftan 6.2 (1952) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 2.3 (1952) * Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.7 (1952) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - 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.