Jeremy Lin vs. Linton Townes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Linton Townes 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.

Linton Townes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Linton Townes 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Linton Townes 3

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Linton Townes 2

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Linton Townes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Linton Townes 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Linton Townes 1.1

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Linton Townes 0.5

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Linton Townes 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Linton Townes 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Linton Townes 257

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Linton Townes 67

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Linton Townes 32

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Linton Townes 20

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Linton Townes 7

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Linton Townes 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Linton Townes .440

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Linton Townes .360

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Linton Townes .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Linton Townes 4.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Linton Townes 1.2 (1983)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Linton Townes 0.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Linton Townes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Linton Townes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Linton Townes 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Linton Townes 0.8

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Linton Townes 0.6

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Linton Townes 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Linton Townes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Linton Townes 41

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Linton Townes 6

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Linton Townes 5

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Linton Townes 0

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Linton Townes 0

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Linton Townes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Linton Townes .486

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Linton Townes .250

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Linton Townes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Linton Townes 5.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Linton Townes 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Linton Townes 0.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)