George Johnson vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

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

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Johnson: 1978-79 to 1985-86
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons George Johnson 8 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played George Johnson 2 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 9.1 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 5.6 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.8 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.9 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.6 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 4,214 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds George Johnson 2,610 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists George Johnson 817 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals George Johnson 432 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks George Johnson 282 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games George Johnson 464 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .463 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage George Johnson .189 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .779 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 13.0 (1984) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 7.8 (1980) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 2.7 (1983) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.1 (1980) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.9 (1980) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 3.0 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 1.6 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.1 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.0 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.0 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 21 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds George Johnson 11 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists George Johnson 1 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals George Johnson 0 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks George Johnson 0 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games George Johnson 7 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .625 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage George Johnson 1.000 * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson - Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 5.0 (1981) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 2.0 (1981) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.5 (1981) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.0 (1985) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.0 (1985) 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.