Jeremy Lin vs. John Mengelt Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Mengelt 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.

John Mengelt

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
John Mengelt: 1971-72 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 John Mengelt 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 John Mengelt 10

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 John Mengelt 4

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 John Mengelt 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 John Mengelt 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 John Mengelt 1.9

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 John Mengelt 2.1

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 John Mengelt 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 John Mengelt 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 John Mengelt 6,218

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 John Mengelt 1,221

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 John Mengelt 1,329

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 John Mengelt 324 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 John Mengelt 28 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 John Mengelt 636

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 John Mengelt .479

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 John Mengelt .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 John Mengelt .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) John Mengelt 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) John Mengelt 2.7 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) John Mengelt 2.9 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) John Mengelt 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) John Mengelt 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 John Mengelt 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 John Mengelt 1.7

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 John Mengelt 1.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 John Mengelt 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 John Mengelt 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 John Mengelt 167

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 John Mengelt 33

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 John Mengelt 33

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 John Mengelt 11 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 John Mengelt 2 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 John Mengelt 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 John Mengelt .521

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 John Mengelt - *

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 John Mengelt .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) John Mengelt 12.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) John Mengelt 2.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) John Mengelt 3.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) John Mengelt 1.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) John Mengelt 0.3 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.