Jeremy Lin vs. Guy Sparrow Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Guy Sparrow 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.

Guy Sparrow

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Guy Sparrow: 1957-58 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Guy Sparrow 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Guy Sparrow 3

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Guy Sparrow 0

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Guy Sparrow 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Guy Sparrow 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Guy Sparrow 4.9

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Guy Sparrow 0.9

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Guy Sparrow 1,167

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Guy Sparrow 728

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Guy Sparrow 142

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Guy Sparrow 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Guy Sparrow .358

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Guy Sparrow .608

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Guy Sparrow 11.1 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Guy Sparrow 6.4 (1958)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Guy Sparrow 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Guy Sparrow - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Guy Sparrow -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Guy Sparrow -

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Guy Sparrow -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Guy Sparrow -

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Guy Sparrow -

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Guy Sparrow -

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Guy Sparrow 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Guy Sparrow -

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Guy Sparrow -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Guy Sparrow -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Guy Sparrow -

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Guy Sparrow -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Guy Sparrow - 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.