Jeremy Lin vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Mike Novak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Mike Novak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.