Jeremy Lin vs. Bill Melchionni Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Melchionni and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Bill Melchionni

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Bill Melchionni: 1966-67 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Bill Melchionni 1

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Bill Melchionni 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Bill Melchionni 2

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Bill Melchionni 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Bill Melchionni 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Bill Melchionni 1.4

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Bill Melchionni 1.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Bill Melchionni 640

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Bill Melchionni 202

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Bill Melchionni 203

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Bill Melchionni 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Bill Melchionni .412

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Bill Melchionni .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Bill Melchionni 4.6 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Bill Melchionni 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Bill Melchionni 0.7

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Bill Melchionni 1.1

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Bill Melchionni 18

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Bill Melchionni 7

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Bill Melchionni 11

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Bill Melchionni 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Bill Melchionni .308

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Bill Melchionni .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Bill Melchionni 2.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Bill Melchionni 3.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Bill Melchionni 1.1 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.