Jeremy Lin vs. Sam Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Williams 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.

Sam Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Sam Williams: 1968-69 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Sam Williams 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Sam Williams 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Sam Williams 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Sam Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Sam Williams 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Sam Williams 1.8

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Sam Williams 1.0

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Sam Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Sam Williams 255

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Sam Williams 116

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Sam Williams 64

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Sam Williams 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Sam Williams .353

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Sam Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Sam Williams .531

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Sam Williams 4.1 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Sam Williams 2.0 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Sam Williams 1.1 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Sam Williams - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Sam Williams 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Sam Williams 2.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Sam Williams 0.5

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Sam Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Sam Williams 8

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Sam Williams 4

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Sam Williams 1

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Sam Williams 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Sam Williams .571

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Sam Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Sam Williams .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Sam Williams 4.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Sam Williams 2.0 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Sam Williams 0.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Sam Williams - 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.