Jeremy Lin vs. Dick McGuire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick McGuire 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.

Dick McGuire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Dick McGuire 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Dick McGuire 11

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Dick McGuire 9

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Dick McGuire 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 Dick McGuire 1

Assists Leader Jeremy Lin 0 Dick McGuire 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Dick McGuire 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Dick McGuire 4.2 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Dick McGuire 5.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Dick McGuire 5,921

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Dick McGuire 2,784 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Dick McGuire 4,205

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Dick McGuire 738

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Dick McGuire .389

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Dick McGuire .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Dick McGuire - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Dick McGuire 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Dick McGuire 4.9 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Dick McGuire 5.6

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Dick McGuire 521

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Dick McGuire 284 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Dick McGuire 350

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Dick McGuire 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Dick McGuire .410

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Dick McGuire .593

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Dick McGuire - n/a **

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.