Jeremy Lin vs. Porter Meriwether Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Porter Meriwether 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.

Porter Meriwether

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Porter Meriwether 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Porter Meriwether 1

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Porter Meriwether 0

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Porter Meriwether 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Porter Meriwether 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Porter Meriwether 0.9

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Porter Meriwether 1.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Porter Meriwether 119

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Porter Meriwether 29

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Porter Meriwether 43

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Porter Meriwether 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Porter Meriwether .393

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Porter Meriwether .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Porter Meriwether -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Porter Meriwether -

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Porter Meriwether -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Porter Meriwether -

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Porter Meriwether -

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Porter Meriwether -

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Porter Meriwether 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Porter Meriwether -

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Porter Meriwether -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Porter Meriwether -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Porter Meriwether -

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Porter Meriwether -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Porter Meriwether - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Porter Meriwether - 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.