Jeremy Lin vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.