Jeremy Lin vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Gerry Ward - 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.