Jeremy Lin vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Tom Riker 0.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.