Jeremy Lin vs. Wally Osterkorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wally Osterkorn 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.

Wally Osterkorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Wally Osterkorn: 1951-52 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Wally Osterkorn 1

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Wally Osterkorn 4

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Wally Osterkorn 4

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Wally Osterkorn 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Wally Osterkorn 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Wally Osterkorn 6.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Wally Osterkorn 1.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Wally Osterkorn 1,436

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Wally Osterkorn 1,218

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Wally Osterkorn 346

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Wally Osterkorn 204

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Wally Osterkorn .334

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Wally Osterkorn .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Wally Osterkorn 8.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Wally Osterkorn 7.0 (1954)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Wally Osterkorn 2.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Wally Osterkorn 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Wally Osterkorn 6.3

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Wally Osterkorn 2.1

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Wally Osterkorn 258

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Wally Osterkorn 207

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Wally Osterkorn 70

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Wally Osterkorn 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Wally Osterkorn .358

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Wally Osterkorn .586

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Wally Osterkorn 10.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Wally Osterkorn 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Wally Osterkorn 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Wally Osterkorn - 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.