Jeremy Lin vs. Jim Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Neal 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.

Jim Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Jim Neal: 1953-54 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Jim Neal 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Jim Neal 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Jim Neal 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Jim Neal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Jim Neal 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Jim Neal 3.8

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Jim Neal 0.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Jim Neal - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Jim Neal - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Jim Neal 350

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Jim Neal 304

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Jim Neal 33

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Jim Neal - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Jim Neal - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Jim Neal 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Jim Neal .301

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Jim Neal - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Jim Neal .601

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Jim Neal 4.7 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Jim Neal 3.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Jim Neal 0.7 (1955)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Jim Neal - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Jim Neal - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Jim Neal 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Jim Neal 2.5

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Jim Neal 0.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Jim Neal - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Jim Neal - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Jim Neal 31

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Jim Neal 27

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Jim Neal 2

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Jim Neal - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Jim Neal - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Jim Neal 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Jim Neal .371

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Jim Neal - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Jim Neal .385

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Jim Neal 2.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Jim Neal 2.5 (1954)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Jim Neal 0.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Jim Neal - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Jim Neal - 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.