Jeremy Lin vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen 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.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Vern Mikkelsen - 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.