Jeremy Lin vs. Jayson Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Williams 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.

Jayson Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Jayson Williams: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Jayson Williams 9

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Jayson Williams 3

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Jayson Williams 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Jayson Williams 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Jayson Williams 7.5

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Jayson Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Jayson Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Jayson Williams 3,472

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Jayson Williams 3,584

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Jayson Williams 287

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Jayson Williams 204

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Jayson Williams 301

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Jayson Williams 475

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Jayson Williams .440

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Jayson Williams .125

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Jayson Williams .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Jayson Williams 13.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Jayson Williams 13.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Jayson Williams 1.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Jayson Williams 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Jayson Williams 2.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Jayson Williams 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Jayson Williams 5.4

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Jayson Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Jayson Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Jayson Williams 30

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Jayson Williams 49

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Jayson Williams 5

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Jayson Williams 2

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Jayson Williams 3

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Jayson Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Jayson Williams .448

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Jayson Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Jayson Williams .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Jayson Williams 7.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Jayson Williams 14.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Jayson Williams 1.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Jayson Williams 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Jayson Williams 1.0 (1998)